Invisible Pain, Visible Care: Evidence and Clinical Practice, Partnership in Self Care for Older People with Chronic Pain

This book is made up of 11 research projects developed in the clinical context of a Multidisciplinary Pain Center, which are examples of how interdisciplinary collaboration and the articulation between teaching, research and clinical practice are fundamental to innovation and the continuous improvement of care for the elderly person with chronic pain. The projects focus on the multidimensional assessment, treatment and management of chronic pain and the partnership of care for the promotion of Self-Care, which underpins the maintenance of the life project of the elderly and their families. The integration of the theory of promoting Self-Care into the clinical practice of nursing students and nurses at the service has allowed for a critical and contextualized appropriation of the theory that structures this model, which is reflected in the improved quality of care for the elderly person with chronic pain and their family.