%0 Journal Article
%T Schoolchildren's experience of pain - a focus group interview study
%J Acta paediatrica
%D 2020
%A Persson, Sara
%A Warghoff, Alexandra
%A Einberg, Eva-Lena
%A Garmy, Pernilla
%V ePub
%N ePub
%P ePub-ePub
%X AIM: To explore the experience of pain in 10-12-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 analyzed 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: (1) Feeling bodily pain; (2) Pain related to the school environment and schoolwork; (3) Internal pain related to sorrow and grief; (4) Pain related to conflicts and remorse; and (5) 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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I John Wiley and Sons
%@ 0803-5253
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/apa.15493