An ethnographic exploration of postoperative pain experiences among Ghanaian surgical patients
| dc.contributor.author | Adejumo, Oluyinka | |
| dc.contributor.author | Aziato, Lydia | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-12-22T09:14:08Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-12-22T09:14:08Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The 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.accreditation | Department of HE and Training approved list | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Azaito, L. & Adejumo, O. (2014). An ethnographic exploration of post-operative pain experiences among Ghanaian surgical patients. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 8: 1-7 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1043-6596 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10566/1324 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.privacy.showsubmitter | false | |
| dc.publisher | SAGE Publications | en_US |
| dc.rights | Copyright UWC. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. | |
| dc.source.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1043659614526246 | |
| dc.status.ispeerreviewed | true | |
| dc.subject | Postoperative pain | en_US |
| dc.subject | Patient's experience | en_US |
| dc.subject | Culture | en_US |
| dc.subject | Pain management | en_US |
| dc.subject | Pain response | en_US |
| dc.title | An ethnographic exploration of postoperative pain experiences among Ghanaian surgical patients | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |