The Nursing clinics of North America
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Nurs. Clin. North Am. · Dec 1995
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialRelaxation and the relief of cancer pain.
Progressive muscle relaxation combined with guided imagery has the potential to promote relief of cancer pain. The techniques appear to produce a relaxation response that may break the pain-muscle-tension-anxiety cycle and facilitate pain relief through a calming effect. The techniques can be taught by nurses and readily learned by patients. The techniques provide a self-care strategy that, to a limited extent, shifts the locus of control from clinician to patient.
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Nurs. Clin. North Am. · Dec 1995
ReviewThe impact of pain on quality of life. A decade of research.
Pain and the quality of life are closely related. This article summarizes a series of studies conducted over the last decade contributing to the understanding of the pain and quality of life relationship. Details about the meaning of pain, the experience of pain in children, and the impact of pain on the family are presented. Information obtained from research studies led to the development of pain education programs that strengthen direct nursing care of patients and families experiencing cancer pain.
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Pain and symptom management is an important aspect of hospice care. In an attempt to deliver consistent and high-quality interventions in a timely manner algorithms for pain and symptom management were developed. ⋯ The algorithms offer the flexibility to respond to individual differences found in our patient population. Working together, physicians, nurses, and pharmacists offer a team approach to patient care.