My Hurts

Hospitalized Young Children's Perceptions of Acute Pain

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4699585
AutoresRoberta L Woodgate (0000-0002-7176-2390, Children's Hospital of Winnipeg), Roberta Woodgate (Children's Hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba), Linda J Kristjanson (Faculty of Nursing at the University of Manitoba, St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre)
Ano1996
Volume6
Fascículo2
Páginas184-201
Data de publicação1996-05-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/104973239600600204
OpenAlexW2167507383
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências citadas22

A qualitative method was used to study hospitalized young children's perceptions of their pain experiences. Participating were 11 children (ages 2 1/2 to 6 1/2 years) who had received surgical intervention. Participant observation and interviews were used to study the children's pain experiences. Each child also participated in a formal interview that combined play or drawing with a semistructured interview format. Data analysis occurred concurrently with data collection, consistent with the grounded theory technique. Findings revealed that the children experienced many different types of pain, which they defined as "my hurts." Their hurts were all perceived as "bad." Preferred care practices were also identified. Information from this investigation will help sensitize professionals to how to better care for young children in pain

Data collection · Grounded theory · Participant observation · Perception · Qualitative research · Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life · Infant Development and Preterm Care · Medicine · Nursing · Pediatric Pain Management Techniques · Psychology