Perceptions of parents and paediatricians on pain induced by bone marrow aspiration and lumbar puncture among children with acute leukaemia: a qualitative study in China.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To obtain in-depth insight into the perceptions of parents and paediatricians in China regarding current procedural pain management on bone marrow aspirations and lumbar punctures in paediatric haemato-oncology department.

Design, setting and participants

This qualitative study was conducted in a 4500-bed university hospital in northwest China. To collect data, in-depth semistructured interviews were conducted with parents of children with acute leukaemia (n=12) and haemato-oncology paediatricians (n=11) using purposive sampling. Interviews were audiotaped and transcribed and subjected to thematic analysis.

Results

The suffering of procedural pain among paediatric patients was not adequately recognised and properly treated at the paediatric haemato-oncology

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5623544 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature