Publications by authors named "Mariam Sangare"
Article Synopsis
- A 7-year-old child experienced chronic painful swallowing (odynophagia) that didn't improve despite various treatments and medications.
- Examination revealed swollen tonsils that obstructed the throat, leading to a decision to perform tonsillectomy.
- During the surgery, doctors unexpectedly discovered a large fishbone lodged in the child's right tonsil, but after the procedure, the child recovered well over a 12-month follow-up.
Objectives: This study tested the hypothesis that as pain brings about psychosocial changes in the pain patient, it also does in those relatives dealing with and supporting the patient. In order to test the hypothesis, comparisons of psychosocial status were made among patients with chronic pain, their relatives, and a control group (individuals having no pain and no relative with a pain disorder).
Methods: The study included 270 individuals separated into 3 groups: Patients admitted to the Pain Polyclinic at Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine with chronic pain (Group CP; n=77), relatives of these patients (Group R; n=98), and individuals age- and sex-matched to the relatives as a control group (Group C; n=95).