青少年生活在原发性慢性疼痛的经历
Paula R Mahon1, Deirdre Reynolds1
1ChildKind Project, BC Children's Hospital An agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority, Vancouver, Canada; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
概括
患有初级慢性疼痛 (PCP) 的青少年经历了诊断的不确定性,焦虑和抑郁. 他们经常觉得医疗保健专业人员误解了他们,强调了对PCP更大的同情心和资源的需要.
科学领域:
- 青少年健康 青少年健康
- 治疗疼痛的药物 疼痛的药物
- 定性研究是一种定性研究.
背景情况:
- 主要慢性疼痛 (PCP) 是一种独特的分类,用于疼痛不是二次的其他条件.
- 患有PCP的青少年在他们的医疗保健旅程中面临着独特的挑战.
- 这项研究调查了被诊断患有PCP的青少年的生活经历.
研究的目的:
- 探索被诊断患有初级慢性疼痛的青少年的生活经历.
- 了解PCP对青少年的心理和社会影响.
- 识别PCP青少年的知识和资源上的差距.
主要方法:
- 使用解释性描述 (ID) 的定性方法.
- 由临床医生的经验指导的建设主义方法.
- 与十五名被诊断患有PCP的青少年 (n=15) 进行了采访.
主要成果:
- 所有参与者都报告了与诊断不确定性作斗争.
- 在患有PCP的青少年中,抑郁和焦虑是常见的.
- 参与者认为医疗保健专业人员对他们的疼痛强度缺乏信心.
结论:
- 患有PCP的青少年感到缺乏围绕他们的诊断的知识和资源.
- 医疗保健提供者对同情和理解有所缺陷.
- 对于患有PCP的青少年,需要进一步的研究和改进的支持系统.
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