Psychology: Research and Review
Table 4 Answers before the intervention, by categories (in parenthesis, the number corresponded to the subject)
Answers before AAA | Feeling | Parts of the body | Intensity | Other comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feeling | Seems like taking a knife and keep pressing it. Sometimes, it feels like a needle. (1) | Seems it’s cutting, sometimes. On the right side (points to the abdomen). (4) | Regular pain. It hurt a little before, like diarrhea. (12) | It just hurts. The leg gets numb. Dizziness. (5) |
It burns here (points to the stomach) and makes a wave on the belly. (6) | ||||
Sore throat. It scratches when I swallow. I can’t swallow saliva. (10) | ||||
A twinge. It pants. The place where the drain was bothers me when I walk. (11) | ||||
It comes and goes. It seems like a punch in the stomach. (13) | ||||
As if it was burning or pressing (points to the belly). (14) | ||||
Parts of the body | It hurts on the surgery (shows the side of the abdomen). The ear hurts too. (9) | I can’t explain. The head and the belly hurt. A lot. (16) | Back pain. Just pain. (8) | |
A lot of pain all over the body. (15) | ||||
In the bone, but I can move. It hurts a lot. (3) | ||||
Intensity | Strong. (17) | I can’t explain. It’s weak. (2) | ||
The pain doesn’t go away. It persists. (7) | ||||
Other comments |