A Qualitative Descriptive Study of Patient Experiences of Pain Before and After Spine Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this study was to describe the preoperative and postoperative experiences of spine surgery from the patient's perspective to help inform behavioral health services provided before, during, and after hospitalization.

Setting

Single urban academic tertiary care hospital.

Methods

Semistructured interviews with 14 adults who underwent spine surgery. Interview transcriptions were analyzed using content analysis by three investigators to identify emergent themes.

Results

Three broad domains with associated themes emerged from the analysis: 1) preoperative experience-preparation, worries, and expectations; 2) recovery process-activity and pain management strategies; and 3) postoperative support in recovery-family and social support.

Conclus

SUBMITTER: Accardi-Ravid M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7060399 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature