Caregiver and Adolescent Perspectives on Giving and Receiving Care After NonEmergency Surgery: A Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: Over 1.5 million adolescents undergo surgery each year in the United States. While surgery is performed to improve pain and physical functioning, there may be temporary disability and an increased reliance on caregivers during recovery. Caregivers not accustomed to providing this level of care for adolescents used to greater independence may struggle. We sought to better understand the dyadic experience of at-home care for adolescent patients after nonemergency surgery. Methods: We conducted semi-structured interviews with adolescent patients aged between12and 17 years and an associated caregiver, separately, 2 weeks following nonemergency surgery at a tertiary care pediatric hospital. Interviews were analyzed using latent manifest content analysis concurrent with

SUBMITTER: Brown SES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11981702 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature