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Vol. 29. Issue 5.
Pages 297-301 (September - October 2019)
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Vol. 29. Issue 5.
Pages 297-301 (September - October 2019)
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Painful experience in adolescents undergoing surgical correction of scoliosis
Experiencia dolorosa en adolescentes tratados mediante corrección quirúrgica de escoliosis
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María de los Dolores Navarrete-Zampañaa,b,
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maria.nazam.91@gmail.com

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, María Carmen Sellán-Sotob,c, María Luisa Díaz-Martínezb,d
a Enfermera pediátrica, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
b Red ENSI-España, Madrid, Spain
c Profesora, doctora, Departamento de Enfermería, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
d Profesora, Departamento de Enfermería, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Objective

The aim of our study is to learn about the post-surgical pain experience in adolescents undergoing surgical correction of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS).

Methods

Qualitative study with an interpretative phenomenological approach. Through semi-structured interviews, 7 informants, women aged between 12 and 21, were interviewed between the third and fifth day after being surgically treated for AIS correction. The speeches were recorded and transcribed verbatim. Content Analysis method was used to analyse the discourse.

Results

The categories established were: influential factors, values and ideas, coping mechanisms and improvement areas. Painful experience is a determining factor during recovery, influenced by the individuals themselves, as well as by the support received, and the environment. Their main values and ideas about the process are based on pre-surgical information, which they consider insufficient. In order to cope, they use of distraction, relaxation and drug consumption. According to the informants, increasing the information they are given about the process, facilitating visits and incorporating complementary techniques would improve pain control.

Conclusions

Pain is the main focus of the process and is influenced by several factors. The patients’ coping mechanisms help in its management. They also put forward different improvement areas.

Keywords:
Scoliosis
Teenager
Pain
Qualitative research
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Objetivo

El objetivo de nuestro estudio es conocer la vivencia del dolor posquirúrgico en adolescentes intervenidas quirúrgicamente para la corrección de escoliosis idiopática adolescente (EIA).

Método

Estudio cualitativo con enfoque fenomenológico interpretativo, mediante entrevistas semiestructuradas; 7 participantes mujeres, entre 12 y 21 años, fueron entrevistadas entre el tercer y quinto día posterior a la intervención quirúrgica para la corrección de EIA. Los discursos fueron grabados y transcritos verbatim. Para el análisis, se utilizó el análisis de contenido.

Resultados

Las categorías constituidas fueron: factores influyentes, valores e ideas, mecanismos de afrontamiento y áreas de mejora. La experiencia dolorosa se presenta como elemento determinante durante la recuperación, estando influida por el propio individuo, por el apoyo recibido y el entorno. Los principales valores e ideas que tienen a cerca del proceso se basan en la información prequirúrgica, que consideran insuficiente. Para afrontar la situación hacen uso de la distracción, la relajación y el consumo de fármacos. Según los informantes, aumentar la información recibida sobre el proceso, facilitar las visitas y la incorporación de técnicas complementarias, mejoraría el control del dolor.

Conclusiones

El dolor es el eje central del proceso influido por diversos factores. Los mecanismos de afrontamiento de las pacientes ayudan al manejo de este para lo que también exponen diferentes mejoras.

Palabras clave:
Escoliosis
Adolescente
Dolor
Investigación cualitativa

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