Analysis of the representations of pain in healthcare professionals from a IV level hospital in Bogotá, Colombia
Introduction: Pain is a manifestation difficult to describe objectively. Understanding and managing pain by the clinical staff is not just based on scientific concepts, but on representations affected by subjectivity. Objectives: To describe the social representations of pain in the discourse and be...
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- Fecha de publicación:
- 2018
- Institución:
- Universidad del Rosario
- Repositorio:
- Repositorio EdocUR - U. Rosario
- Idioma:
- eng
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:repository.urosario.edu.co:10336/22978
- Acceso en línea:
- https://doi.org/10.1097/CJ9.0000000000000056
https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/22978
- Palabra clave:
- Anesthesia
Delivery of health care
Pain
Qualitative research
Semantic web
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| Summary: | Introduction: Pain is a manifestation difficult to describe objectively. Understanding and managing pain by the clinical staff is not just based on scientific concepts, but on representations affected by subjectivity. Objectives: To describe the social representations of pain in the discourse and behavior of the healthcare staff in a medical hospital in Bogotá. Materials and methods: A qualitative, descriptive, cross-sectional trial was conducted using 2 data collection techniques: (i) semi-structured interviews (n=45), including the natural semantics networks technique; (ii) a non-participant observation with a field diary. Results: In the natural semantic network, many descriptors mentioned by the participants (n=88) were identified. The terms referring to the emotional experience were mentioned more often, followed by terms referring to medical care. The field observation identifies a broad diversity in the way pain is understood, marked by a trend to underestimate the subjective aspects of pain. Conclusions: The data, which may be representative of similar institutions in the Colombian and Latin American context, illustrate that there has been a growing interest in approaching pain as a priority in the comprehensive management of the patient. However, strategies are yet to bepromoted that result in a more assertive communication, and an identification and legitimation of emotions and subjective suffering of the patient in pain. Copyright © 2018 Sociedad Colombiana de Anestesiología y Reanimación (S.C.A.R.E.). |
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