2015
DOI: 10.1590/0104-07072015002120013
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Oncologic pain relief: strategies told by adolescents with cancer

Abstract: ABSTRACT:In view of the negative impact of pain on the quality of life of cancer patients, identifying and stimulating the use of effective strategies to minimize these painful feelings is highly relevant for care. The aim of this study was to identify painful experiences of adolescents with cancer and to get to know their strategies for pain relief. This is an exploratory research, using qualitative data analysis. Semistructured interviews were held with nine adolescents with cancer, who reported on acute, re… Show more

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“…We also highlight that, despite the pain assessment using validated tools for this purpose, it is important for health professionals to be sensitive and develop skills to articulate and share their own knowledge with their patients and caregivers, permitting the dialogue with those clients, with a view to achieving comfort measures that present the best pain relief results. 24 In this process, we consider that the semantic validation involving children and adolescent recruited from a single health institution can represent a limitation, as the Brazilian regional differences may not be represented in the study sample.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…We also highlight that, despite the pain assessment using validated tools for this purpose, it is important for health professionals to be sensitive and develop skills to articulate and share their own knowledge with their patients and caregivers, permitting the dialogue with those clients, with a view to achieving comfort measures that present the best pain relief results. 24 In this process, we consider that the semantic validation involving children and adolescent recruited from a single health institution can represent a limitation, as the Brazilian regional differences may not be represented in the study sample.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Salvador, Ba, Brasil. Correio eletrônico: mariana.meira12@gmail.com 7 Enfermeira. Doctoranda en Ciencias de Salud.…”
Section: Palavras-chavesunclassified
“…Para além dos cuidados com a família, o trabalho em equipe baseado numa comunicação compassiva, é imprescindível e deve buscar uma atenção especial no controle dos sintomas no paciente em cuidados paliativos, em especial a dor crônica, a qual por si só, já compromete a qualidade de vida dos pacientes com doenças terminais. Assim, é necessário que haja um monitoramento eficaz para controlar e diminuir esse efeito, tornando sua prevenção um meio viável para que o sofrimento possa ser aliviado 7 .…”
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“…3 É essencial no momento do cuidado que seja identificado e estimulado o uso de estratégias que diminuirão a queixa álgica, tendo conhecimento do impacto negativo que essas sensações causam. 8 Afinal, o descontrole da dor inviabiliza a qualidade de vida do paciente oncológico, por meio do sofrimento e descontentamento sobre sua vida. 5 De acordo com o questionário proposto na pesquisa, 70% dos pacientes oncológicos entrevistados relataram sentir alguma dor relacionada à doença.…”
Section: A Percepção Da Dorunclassified