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Schoolchildren’s experience of pain—A focus group interview study
Author(s) -
Persson Sara,
Warghoff Alexandra,
Einberg EvaLena,
Garmy Pernilla
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
acta paediatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/apa.15493
Subject(s) - remorse , sorrow , medicine , focus group , feeling , grief , headaches , qualitative research , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , psychology , psychiatry , social psychology , social science , marketing , sociology , business
Aim To explore the experience of pain in 10‐ to 12‐year‐old children. Methods This interview study included students (n = 42) in grade 4‐6 in focus groups (n = 10) in southern Sweden (52% girls); mean age, 11.3 years (range 10‐12 years). The interviews were audio‐recorded and transcribed verbatim and analysed with qualitative content analysis. Results The analysis resulted in one theme: Pain as a unique experience for each individual, which was divided into five categories: (a) Feeling bodily pain; (b) Pain related to the school environment and schoolwork; (c) Internal pain related to sorrow and grief; (d) Pain related to conflicts and remorse; and (e) Pain can be good. Conclusion The children made distinctions between physical pain and emotional pain. Bullying, noisy school environments, grief and remorse were reported to be linked with headaches, stomachache and heartache.