Experiences of the Postoperative Recovery Process: An Interview Study

  • Allvin R
  • Ehnfors M
  • Rawal N
  • et al.
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Abstract

Few researchers have described postoperative recovery from a broad, overall perspective. In this article the authors describe a study focusing on patient and staff experiences of postoperative recovery using a qualitative descriptive design to obtain a description of the phenomenon. They performed 10 individual interviews with patients who had undergone abdominal or gynecological surgery and 7 group interviews with registered nurses working on surgical and gynecological wards and in primary care centers, surgeons from surgical and gynecological departments, and in-patients from a gynecological ward. The authors analyzed data using qualitative content analysis. Postoperative recovery is described as a Dynamic Process in an Endeavour to Continue With Everyday Life. This theme was further highlighted by the categories Experiences of the core of recovery and Experiences of factors influencing recovery. Knowledge from this study will help caregivers support patients during their recovery from surgery.

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Allvin, R., Ehnfors, M., Rawal, N., & Idvall, E. (2008). Experiences of the Postoperative Recovery Process: An Interview Study. The Open Nursing Journal, 2(1), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.2174/1874434600802010001

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