An ethnographic exploration of postoperative pain experiences among Ghanaian surgical patients

dc.contributor.authorAdejumo, Oluyinka
dc.contributor.authorAziato, Lydia
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-22T09:14:08Z
dc.date.available2014-12-22T09:14:08Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThe experience of pain associated with surgery has been a challenge for health care professionals for many years, and culture is said to influence pain. Purpose: This study focused on patients’ experiences of postoperative pain (POP) and factors that affect POP. Design: The study employed qualitative ethnographic principles. Method: Data were collected through individual face-to-face interviews. Data were saturated after analyzing data from 13 patients from two hospitals in Ghana. Findings: Themes that emerged were the subjective nature of pain, which described pain dimensions and communication; psycho-sociocultural factors, such as personal inclinations and sociocultural background; and health system factors, such as personnel attitudes and health financing. Implications for Future Research and Practice: Health professionals need to understand the sociocultural effects of pain in order to give effective care. Conclusion: The study highlighted the need for patient education and the importance that health care professionals understand context-specific factors that influence POP management.en_US
dc.description.accreditationDepartment of HE and Training approved listen_US
dc.identifier.citationAzaito, L. & Adejumo, O. (2014). An ethnographic exploration of post-operative pain experiences among Ghanaian surgical patients. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 8: 1-7en_US
dc.identifier.issn1043-6596
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/1324
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterfalse
dc.publisherSAGE Publicationsen_US
dc.rightsCopyright UWC. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1043659614526246
dc.status.ispeerreviewedtrue
dc.subjectPostoperative painen_US
dc.subjectPatient's experienceen_US
dc.subjectCultureen_US
dc.subjectPain managementen_US
dc.subjectPain responseen_US
dc.titleAn ethnographic exploration of postoperative pain experiences among Ghanaian surgical patientsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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