Expression of pain among Mi'kmaq children in one Atlantic Canadian community: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

First Nation children have the highest rates of pain-related conditions among Canadian children, yet there is little research on how this population expresses its pain or how and whether the pain is successfully treated. The aim of this study was to understand how Mi'kmaq children express pain and how others interpret it.

Methods

We conducted a qualitative ethnographic study in a large Canadian Mi'kmaq community using interviews and conversation sessions. Participants included children and youth (n = 76), parents (n = 12) teachers (n = 7), elders (n = 6) and health care professionals (n = 13).

Results

Interpretive descriptive analysis was used and themes regarding pain expression, care seeking and pain management were identified. Pain expression included st

SUBMITTER: Latimer M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4117360 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature