Pain experience of lung cancer patients during home recovery after surgery: A qualitative descriptive study

作者全名："Lei, Cheng; Gong, Ruoyan; Zhang, Jiayuan; Sunzi, Kejimu; Xu, Na; Shi, Qiuling"

作者地址："[Lei, Cheng; Gong, Ruoyan; Zhang, Jiayuan; Shi, Qiuling] Chongqing Med Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Chongqing, Peoples R China; [Sunzi, Kejimu] Peoples Hosp Deyang City, Nursing Dept, Deyang City, Sichuan, Peoples R China; [Xu, Na] Sichuan Canc Hosp & Inst, Dept Thorac Surg, Chengdu, Sichuan, Peoples R China; [Shi, Qiuling] Chongqing Med Univ, State Key Lab Ultrasound Med & Engn, Chongqing, Peoples R China; [Shi, Qiuling] Chongqing Med Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, State Key Lab Ultrasound Med & Engn, Chongqing, Peoples R China"

通信作者："Shi, QL (通讯作者)，Chongqing Med Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, State Key Lab Ultrasound Med & Engn, Chongqing, Peoples R China."

来源：CANCER MEDICINE

ESI学科分类：CLINICAL MEDICINE

WOS号：WOS:001076650300001

JCR分区：Q2

影响因子：2.9

年份：2023

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文献类型：Article; Early Access

关键词：lung cancer; pain experience; postoperative; post-recovery; qualitative research

摘要："BackgroundPatients with lung cancer surgery often suffer pain after discharge. However, there is limited evidence to describe the pain experience from the qualitative investigation. This study was designed to describe the pain experience of lung cancer patients during home recovery after surgery and to provide evidence for developing pain management strategies.MethodsThis qualitative descriptive study recruited 35 patients who had received lung resection and were discharged by purposive sampling from May to July 2022. Mobile phone interviews were conducted to collect views on patients' pain experience after discharge. The interviews were audio-recorded and converted verbatim into standard text, and the data were iteratively thematic analyzed.ResultsA thematic framework was identified for three themes: perception and impact of pain, coping styles for pain, and unmet needs for pain. Whether short or long-term after discharge, patients complain that they suffer from different degrees and types of pain, causing them a ""double burden"" physically and mentally. The lack of knowledge about pain may lead them to adopt very different coping styles and desire professional continuous pain management.ConclusionsThis study may help clarify the status of pain problems that patients face after lung cancer surgery and provides multiple dimensions of pain assessment and management objectives for quantitative research. We call on medical staff to pay attention to patients' perspectives and related needs after discharge and formulate targeted management strategies to reduce pain and improve their quality of life."

基金机构："We sincerely thank all the patients who participated in this interview. In the process, we benefit a lot from their thinking about life. We wish them a healthy and happy life."

基金资助正文："We sincerely thank all the patients who participated in this interview. In the process, we benefit a lot from their thinking about life. We wish them a healthy and happy life."