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Pain assessment and possible mechanism of delayed onset muscle soreness
Muscle pain is felt during exercise or daily activities for several days after performing unaccustomed exercise, which is referred to as delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). Many people experience DOMS, but its underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. One of the challenges in the …
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An evaluation of a workshop on pain assessment and management for nurses
… of this study was to assess nurses’ knowledge of pain assessment and management, examine what change occurred immediately following a pain assessment and management workshop and examine whether any changes were retained one month later. Chin and Benne’s theory of change provided the theoretical …
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Pain assessment and management: An audit of practice at a tertiary hospital
… advances in techniques and analgesics for pain management, pain remains a major health problem. Regular assessment and reassessment of pain using guidelines with measurable goals is essential for effective pain management in acute hospital settings. Unfortunately, no such guidelines exist …
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The effects of a pain management training program on nurse pain assessment accuracy and patient satisfaction
… nurses consisting of information relevant to the assessment and management of patient pain were examined. The accuracy of nurse assessments of patient pain and patient ratings of satisfaction with the pain management care received from their nurses were of particular interest. Additionally, the …
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A retrospective audit of pain assessment and management post caesarean section at New Somerset Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa
… is the caesarean section (CS). Effective pain management is a priority for women undergoing this procedure, to reduce the incidence of persistent pain, (a risk factor for postpartum depression), as well as optimize maternal-neonatal bonding and the successful establishment of …
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Use of the Pain Assessment Checklist for Seniors with Limited Ability to Communicate-II (Pacslac-II) by People Who Are Not Health Professionals
Pain is prevalent among older adults but it is often underestimated and undertreated, especially in older people with dementia. Patients with severe dementia are likely to suffer from untreated pain because of their limited ability to report it. Observational methods of pain assessment, such as the …
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Implementation of an Urdu version of the paediatric pain profile, a pain assessment tool for children with severe and complex disability: an evaluation using mixed methods
Pain assessment in children with severe and complex disability relies upon carers' recognition of children's pain cues. The Paedialric Pain Profile (PPP) is a pain assessment tool specifically developed for this population of children. The PPP was evaluated for its acceptability and feasibility as …
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A Pilot Study Using Machine Learning for Classification of Pain-Related Versus Non-Pain-Related Electroencephalographic Activity in Preterm Infants
Effective pain assessment and management are crucial to mitigate both immediate and long-term consequences of prolonged NICU stays. Accurately assessing pain in premature infants is challenging due to their inability to verbally communicate their pain, the potential judgement bias by caregivers, …
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Developing an in-depth understanding of acute pain assessment and management in the prehospital setting in the Western Cape, South Africa, the factors influencing practice and what improvement measures could advance prehospital acute pain management
Introduction: Acute pain is a common reason for seeking emergency care in the prehospital and emergency centre settings where pain prevalence ranges widely. Pain is a significant global health problem which often goes unnoticed and is undermanaged. To this end, a project consisting of a series of …
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Determining the biopsychosocial factors of chronic pain in older adults to inform the development of a risk appraisal checklist for use in long term care: a Delphi study
… In long term care (LTC), the prevalence of pain is 43% (van Kooten et al., 2017), and this, coupled with the high prevalence of dementia (Zimmerman et al., 2014), lends itself to complex practice issues in terms of pain assessment. The American Society of Pain Management Nursing published …
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The comparative efficacy of inhaled methoxyflurane and intranasal fentanyl for the pre hospital management of cardiac and or visceral pain
… and intranasal Fentanyl for the management of pain of cardiac or viscera/ aeitology and to secondly assess the usefulness of an alternative pain assessment tool utilised by the WA Ambulance Service. DESIGN: Retrospective study. PARTICIPANTS: Patients suffering pain of a cardiac or visceral pain …
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Verbal description of pain by patients with cancer
… between patients' and nurses' perceptions of pain which may lead nurses to not appreciate or heed their patients' reports of pain. Part of this problem may lie with pain assessment. This descriptive exploratory study was designed to determine what words, similes, and metaphors cancer patients …
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What are the barriers and enablers to emergency department nurses' management of patients' pain?
BACKGROUND Pain is the most common presentation to the Emergency Department (ED) and ranked as the highest reason for seeking emergency care. Patients expect rapid pain relief when presenting to the ED and this expectation is often not met in many EDs worldwide resulting in oligoanalgesia; the …
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Improving Patients' Pain Management Through Proper Documentation
<p>The aim of this project was to improve pain documentation on the Surgical Unit as a means to enhance caregiver communication on finding the best methods to manage patients’ pain. Effectively managing patients’ pain leads to better patient outcomes, increased patient and nurse satisfaction, and …
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A KABP survey of pain management for advanced cancer patients amongst doctors in the greater Durban area
Effective management of pain especially in cancer patients depends on adequate physician knowledge in areas of pain assessment and the use of analgesia. Knowledge, attitudes, practices and beliefs could be a barrier amongst doctors in the management of cancer patients and these attributes were …
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Enhancement and Implementation of an Abdominal Pain Algorithm for Gestational-Age Women: A Quality Improvement Project
Abdominal pain constitutes 8% of annual ER cases, posing diagnostic challenges, especially in women of childbearing age. Traditional methods often miss pregnancy-related issues. We developed an algorithmic approach for abdominal pain assessment and pregnancy testing to address this. We conducted a …
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Postoperative pain : nursing management and organisational commitment
Postoperative pain management has been the subject of several national reports (Royal College of Surgeons of England and College of Anaesthetists, 1990; Audit Commission, 1997; Clinical Standards Advisory Group, 2000) that have each made recommendations for practice at ward level and Trust-wide …
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Pain Management in Patients with Oncological Diseases – the Role of Nurses // Управление на болката при пациенти с онкологични заболявания – роля на медицинската сестра
Efficient pain control is among the top priorities of The Cancer Prevention Program of WHO (World Health Organization), along with prophylaxis, early diagnosis and treatment of oncological diseases. Pain must be treated effectively, which means efficient control and pain assessment. Assessing pain …
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Systematic implementation and evaluation of an app-based community platform for assessing pain in long-term care facilities
Pain is under-assessed and under-addressed among older adults living in long-term care (LTC) facilities. The Pain Assessment Checklist for Seniors with Limited Ability to Communicate-II (PACSLAC-II) is a validated assessment tool for health professionals to assess pain in residents with dementia. A …
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Comparison of the Behavioral Pain Scale and the Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool in Assessing Pain in Ventilated Critical Care Patients
… study aimed to compare the Behavioral Pain Scale (BPS) and the Critical Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT) in their effectiveness to identify the presence of pain in nonverbal mechanically ventilated critically ill patients. Nurses’ evaluation with the feasibility, clinical relevance, …
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