Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses
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When a child has chronic pain, it affects the parents. Their response and how it is factored into their lives and family function was the phenomenon of interest that drove this study. The available literature was sparse, especially when the pain etiology was neuropathic. ⋯ In addition, the multiple meaning elements were grouped into three categories and supportive subcategories labeled as follows: parent distress, with subcategories schism in parenting, searching, and disabled parenting; and lack of control, with the subcategories family/community, fear, and empowerment. The voices of parents were heard in their description of the exhausting and difficult journey in search of pain relief for their child. Their comments provided insight into how they defined the child's pain and their related parental role.
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In individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD), recognizing the cues to an acute pain episode and responding appropriately are important. The purpose of this mixed-methods pilot study is to identify preliminary factors that influence care seeking for pain in young adults with SCD. ⋯ Prominent themes influencing care seeking for pain include: trying to treat pain at home, avoiding the emergency department because of past treatment experiences, the desire to avoid admission to the hospital, and the importance of time in the lives of the young adults with SCD. Young adults with SCD need additional support from family and healthcare providers in order to make timely, appropriate decisions regarding care seeking.
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The management of pain is consistently reported as a problematic area of practice, with limited evidence of improvements in the past 30 years. This study explores the impact of experience on student nurses' responses to patients in pain. Sixteen volunteers from a cohort of undergraduate student nurses in the U. ⋯ Findings suggest that an active interest in pain is essential so that individuals can react critically to assumptions of the clinical culture they are exposed to. Further research is needed to identify how an active interest can by developed among those students for whom experience has little positive impact. Without active interest, apathy, aversion to change, and continued poor pain management practices are likely to continue.
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Comparative Study
Intervention focused on the patient and family for better postoperative pain relief.
Hip arthroplasty results in high-intensity postoperative pain. To counter this, a multimodal approach (combining pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic strategies) is recommended. The involvement of the patient and family is also suggested, but there are few examples. ⋯ EG members used significantly fewer negative pain-coping strategies, such as ignorance and dramatization. The results suggest that a patient and family-centered educational intervention (accompanying family member), promoting nonpharmacologic strategies, should be routinely used in combination with the multimodal approach. This combination improves pain management, lowers anxiety, and facilitates the use of positive postoperative coping strategies.