Oncologic pain relief: strategies told by adolescents with cancer

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Amanda De Fatima Portugal Rocha¹  Amanda Mota Pacciulio Sposito¹  Paula Saud De Bortoli¹  Fernanda Machado Silva-rodrigues¹  Regina Aparecida Garcia De Lima¹  Lucila Castanheira Nascimento¹ 

关键词: Adolescent;    Neoplasms;    Pain;    Pediatric nursing;    Adolescente;    Neoplasias;    Dolor;    Enfermería pediátrica;    Adolescente;    Neoplasias;    Dor;    Enfermagem pediátrica;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0104-07072015002120013

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

In view of the negative impact of pain on the quality of life of cancer patients, identifying and stimulating the use of effective strategies to minimize these painful feelings is highly relevant for care. The aim of this study was to identify painful experiences of adolescents with cancer and to get to know their strategies for pain relief. This is an exploratory research, using qualitative data analysis. Semistructured interviews were held with nine adolescents with cancer, who reported on acute, recurring and chronic, physical and emotional painful experiences. To relieve these pains, they described pharmacological and non-pharmacological strategies, including: distraction, presence of relatives, bed positioning, cooperation to accomplish procedures and keeping up positive thinking. Therefore, it is essential for health professionals to know available evidence for pain relief and to develop skills to articulate this knowledge with their professional experience and with the patients' own strategies.

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