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Orthopaedic nursing · Mar 2009
Experiences of pain and satisfaction with pain management in patients undergoing total knee replacement.
- Ozay Akyol, Ozgül Karayurt, and Susan Salmond.
- Department of Surgical Nursing, Dokuz Eylul University Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
- Orthop Nurs. 2009 Mar 1; 28 (2): 79-85.
PurposeTo investigate the features of pain, factors affecting pain, interference with activities, and satisfaction with pain management in patients undergoing total knee replacement.DesignDescriptive study.SampleNonrandom sample included 120 patients undergoing total knee replacement.MethodsData collected with the Brief Pain Inventory on Day 4 after operation.FindingsThe mean pain score was 3.70 on Day 3 after operation. Of all patients, 76.7% had a throbbing and tingling pain at the incision area. Pain most interfered with walking (5.9), exercise (5.8), general activity (5.4), and sleep (4.0).Implications For Nursing PracticeIt is not enough to determine pain severity for pain management. Pain interferes with activities. Therefore, nurses should assess both pain severity and interference with activities and provide pain management, which avoids interference with activates.
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