Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Journal of Pediatric Nursing, cilt.79, ss.91-99, 2024 (SCI-Expanded)
Background: Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) is a commonly used technique applied by physical therapists in the rehabilitation of chronic pain. Objective: The aim of this study was to culturally adapt an existing PNE for children with chronic pain (PNE4Kids) to Turkish children with chronic pain (PNE4Kids-Turkish). Methods: A three-round modified Delphi-study was conducted between September 2023 and February 2024. Experts completed questionnaire with 5 items to elicit demographic data and 16 closed and 7 open-ended questions to assess relevance of information, feasibility of stories, visual information, and clarity of message in the 4 main areas of ‘normal pain biology’, ‘pain modulation’, ‘chronic pain, adaptations, central sensitization’, and ‘the application and implications of PNE4Kids. MAXQDA software was used for qualitative analysis of open-ended questions. A total of 38 experts (mean age: 36.6 ± 9.05 years, 6 male, 32 female) were recruited for this study. Results: The results of the first round indicated that 84–100 % of Delphi experts strongly agreed or agreed on the relevance of information, feasibility of stories, visual information, and clarity of message in respect of the 4 main areas. During second and third round, an acceptable degree of agreement with clinical usefulness of PNE4Kids-Turkish materials was obtained. Conclusions: PNE4Kids was culturally adapted for Turkish children suffering from chronic pain. The findings of this study mainly highlight the viewpoints of the experts. Implication to practice: This is the first study to have developed and culturally adapted the PNE4Kids for Turkish children with chronic pain. The PNE4Kids-Turkish is crucial, valuable, helpful, and understandable for Turkish children with chronic pain. In addition, the PNE4Kids-Turkish has the potential to close the gap in research and clinical areas for Turkish children with chronic pain.