Table 2 The categories, subcategories, and examples of the codes of the study
From: The experience of chronic pain among adolescents: suffering and attempt to overcome pain?
Codes | Subcategories | Main categories |
|---|---|---|
Thought patterns; Grief and sorrow; Reduced self-confidence; Self-blame; Feeling of guilt | Internal reactions to pain | Perceived suffering |
Aggression; Crying | External/Observed reactions to pain | |
Gender; Family education; Subjective burden of pain. | Factors affecting pain management | Attempt to overcome pain |
Medical therapies; Traditional and herbal medicine therapies | Physical strategies for pain management | |
Avoidance or distraction; Resilience; Optimism | Psychological strategies for pain management | |
Parents; Siblings | Family support | Hopes for support |
Peers; Classmates | Peer support | |
School staff; Teachers | Social support | |
– | Spiritual management |