“We do not stop being Indigenous when we are in pain”: An integrative review of the lived experiences of chronic pain among Indigenous peoples
Lívia Gaspar Fernandes,
Cheryl Davies,
Chrystal Jaye,
Jean Hay-Smith and
Hemakumar Devan
Social Science & Medicine, 2025, vol. 373, issue C
Abstract:
Chronic non-cancer pain is a major burden worldwide. Indigenous communities experience additional inequities in pain care and management influenced by long-standing impacts of colonization, including systemic racism, oppression, and marginalization. Traditional healing knowledges, practices and methods are valued by Indigenous people when managing their pain. However, mainstream health services often disregard this knowledge and fail to provide culturally safe management strategies.
Keywords: Culture; Indigenous; Meta-synthesis; Chronic pain; Critical theory; Traditional knowledges; Meaning making (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.117991
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