RESUMO
Multisite research is becoming increasingly common because of the need for an adequate sample size and for generalizability of results beyond a single facility. Collaboration in a research project poses unique challenges due to the number of persons and facilities involved. The use of a systems approach to structure the research process in a study of pain in children with leukemia is described, using the principles to structure, conduct, and conclude the multisite project.
Assuntos
Pesquisa em Enfermagem Clínica/métodos , Estudos Multicêntricos como Assunto/métodos , Dor , Projetos de Pesquisa/normas , Criança , Humanos , Leucemia/complicações , Dor/etiologia , Estados UnidosRESUMO
The stories of the pain experience of three children with acute leukemia during the first year after diagnosis are presented in this report. To provide a broad picture, children who represent various characteristics were selected: ages 6, 9, and 15 years; two male and one female; two Latino and one Caucasian; two English-speaking and one Spanish; two with acute lymphocytic leukemia and one with acute myelocytic leukemia. Consideration of the disease, procedures, treatment, and normal childhood pain experiences will provide the nurse who cares for these children guidance in knowing why and when pain may occur, which will lead to timely interventions for the pain.