What is it about?
Having surgery to correct chest wall deformities is a positive step for a teen's self-esteem, but surgery can be stressful and painful. Many healthcare providers are unaware of non-medicine based options for helping teens with their post-surgical pain and stress. This paper describes how a psychological pain management program was developed to help teens with post-surgical pain. Patient and family opinions about the program are included. Healthcare workers can recommend these strategies to more comprehensively address post-surgical pain in teens.
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Why is it important?
Psychological strategies for managing pain are often undervalued. It is important for patients, families, and healthcare providers to be aware of the many tools available to them to help manage their pain after surgery. Our findings help promote psychological pain management strategies that patients and families can use to promote a smoother recovery.
Perspectives
I hope this paper broadens people's perspectives on what is needed to manage pain well, and that it instills confidence in patients and families for coping with pain after surgery. Psychological tools serve an important physical role in helping with pain. I greatly enjoyed working with my co-authors and hope that surgery clinics are inspired to connect with psychology supports to more comprehensively treat pain.
Dr. Chasity Brimeyer, PhD
Medical College of Wisconsin
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This page is a summary of: A preoperative psychosocial intervention for youth undergoing pectus repair: Development and initial patient/caregiver experiences., Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, October 2023, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/cpp0000499.
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