Schoolchildren’s experience of pain—A focus group interview study
Persson, Sara ; Warghoff, Alexandra ; Einberg, Eva Lena and Garmy, Pernilla LU
(2021)
In Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics
110(3).
p.909-913
- Abstract
Aim: To explore the experience of pain in 10- to 12-year-old children. Methods: This interview study included students (n = 42) in grade 4-6 in focus groups (n = 10) in southern Sweden (52% girls); mean age, 11.3 years (range 10-12 years). The interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim and analysed with qualitative content analysis. Results: The analysis resulted in one theme: Pain as a unique experience for each individual, which was divided into five categories: (a) Feeling bodily pain; (b) Pain related to the school environment and schoolwork; (c) Internal pain related to sorrow and grief; (d) Pain related to conflicts and remorse; and (e) Pain can be good. Conclusion: The children made distinctions between physical pain... (More)
Aim: To explore the experience of pain in 10- to 12-year-old children. Methods: This interview study included students (n = 42) in grade 4-6 in focus groups (n = 10) in southern Sweden (52% girls); mean age, 11.3 years (range 10-12 years). The interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim and analysed with qualitative content analysis. Results: The analysis resulted in one theme: Pain as a unique experience for each individual, which was divided into five categories: (a) Feeling bodily pain; (b) Pain related to the school environment and schoolwork; (c) Internal pain related to sorrow and grief; (d) Pain related to conflicts and remorse; and (e) Pain can be good. Conclusion: The children made distinctions between physical pain and emotional pain. Bullying, noisy school environments, grief and remorse were reported to be linked with headaches, stomachache and heartache.
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- author
- Persson, Sara
; Warghoff, Alexandra
; Einberg, Eva Lena
and Garmy, Pernilla
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2021
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- experience, focus group, pain, qualitative study, school-aged children
- in
- Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics
- volume
- 110
- issue
- 3
- pages
- 909 - 913
- publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- external identifiers
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- pmid:32716530
- scopus:85089080686
- ISSN
- 0803-5253
- DOI
- 10.1111/apa.15493
- project
- Stress, pain and use of anagesics among children and adolescents
- language
- English
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- yes
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- fb945134-2be9-43fc-97e5-aaea990b5873
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- 2020-08-19 10:57:31
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