journal article Open Access Oct 01, 2023

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

Cancer Medicine Vol. 12 No. 19 pp. 20212-20223 · Wiley
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AbstractBackgroundPatients 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.
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