ArticleBMJ open2024
Preventing retraumatisation in torture survivors during surgical care: results of a guideline-development project and qualitative study exploring healthcare providers' experiences.
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- Enhancing surgical care for torture survivors: healing trauma, promoting recovery, and advancing best practices.BMC surgery · 2025Review
- "After torture, everything changed": the unpacking of trauma from torture with interpretative phenomenological analysis and Merleau-Ponty's theory of the lived body.BMC psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivesInsufficient training and the absence of guidelines increase the risk of retraumatisation in torture survivors during surgical procedures. This study aims to develop guidelines to mitigate this risk and gather healthcare professionals' experiences treating torture survivors and insights on the guideline's feasibility and acceptability.
designThe study was conducted in two phases. Phase 'a' involved developing guidelines based on reviews of torture survivors' encounters in somatic care and potential retraumatisation triggers, as well as a qualitative study on survivors' experiences during surgical interventions. The development process adhered to the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) principles and the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation (AGREE II) instrument for methodological rigour. Phase 'b' involved focus groups and individual interviews with healthcare professionals to explore challenges in caring for torture survivors and to evaluate the guidelines.
settingThe study, conducted from May to August 2023, involved participants from surgical departments in three hospitals in southern and southeastern Norway.
participantsTwenty-one healthcare professionals, including surgeons, anaesthesiologists, nurses and a dentist, participated in the study. Both focus group interviews and individual interviews were conducted.
resultsPhase 'a': guidelines comprising six sections were developed: an introduction, general guidelines and four sections covering the preoperative, perioperative and postoperative surgical stages. Phase 'b': healthcare professionals struggled to understand torture's complexities and identify survivors' unique needs. They faced challenges using interpreters and assisting patients with strong reactions. While the guidelines were viewed as practical and useful for raising awareness, their length was questioned.
conclusionsWe provide recommendations for preventing retraumatisation in torture survivors undergoing surgical treatment. The guidelines may serve as a starting point for offering safe and individualised care to torture survivors. Teaching institutions and hospitals may incorporate the guidelines into healthcare professionals' education.
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