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Comparative Study
Chronic pain and distress among elderly in the community: comparison of patients' experiences with enrolled nurses' assessments.
- M L Hall-Lord, G Larsson, and B Steen.
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Göteborg University, Sweden.
- J Nurs Manag. 1999 Jan 1; 7 (1): 45-54.
AimThis study compared elderly patients' reported experiences of pain and distress with enrolled nurses' assessments and related potential differences to patient and enrolled nurse characteristics.BackgroundMany elderly suffer from chronic pain but few studies have focused on this group of patients.MethodsData were collected through personal interviews with 38 patients and questionnaires completed by 38 enrolled nurses.FindingsEnrolled nurses underestimated patients' experiences of physical pain, physical discomfort, breathing problems, resignation, and dependency. Pain and distress were overestimated by enrolled nurses who had lower scores on three of the five personality scales used. In contrast, enrolled nurses who had higher scores on these personality scales tended to underestimate the patients' pain and distress.ConclusionsThere is a need to develop staff training programmes in order to optimize the care for elderly patients with chronic pain in the community.
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