Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses
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Pain is one of the most disturbing and distressing symptoms experienced by cancer patients, and it is the most stressful factor affecting all aspects of patients and their families' lives. Understanding the barriers to effective cancer pain management in home setting is essential for designing programs to improve the quality of the patients and their families' lives. ⋯ The study documented the need for supportive and educational programs for cancer patients and their family caregivers in an attempt to improve the effectiveness of pain managment and cancer patients' quality of life.
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The consumption prevalence of OTC medication ranges between 57% and 78% among adolescents in the United States of America; however, the reasons for self-medication with OTC analgesics have not been systematically examined. ⋯ Findings suggest that OTC analgesic use is common among adolescents to treat pain and other non-medically-indicated conditions, such as stress and anxiety.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effect of Lavender Aromatherapy On Arteriovenous Fistula Puncture Pain and the Level of State and Trait Anxiety in Hemodialysis Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Patients undergoing haemodialysis suffer from anxiety and pain due to the insertion of haemodialysis needles, estimated totally 320 times per year. ⋯ Lavender inhalation could be used as a safe, simple, and low-cost method in nursing care if it is proved to be effective in reducing anxiety and relieving pain after needle insertion into a fistula in patients undergoing haemodialysis.
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Fifty million American adults have chronic pain, and nearly 20 million have high-impact, or disabling, chronic pain, with higher prevalence associated with advancing age. Patient-centered pain management has been cited as a national priority to ensure that patient values and preferences guide clinical decisions. However, explicit, and practical strategies for implementing patient-centered pain management have not been disseminated. ⋯ Patients emphasized their desire for a provider that listens, genuinely cares, and sees them holistically to provide the best individual and tailored care for them. Providers focused on setting realistic expectations, vocalizing the significance of pain education at a young age, and balancing patient satisfaction and opioid prescriptions. While patients can be empowered to self-manage their chronic pain due to patient-centered pain care, provider mental exhaustion and mistrust of providers among patients resulted from suboptimal pain management.
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Pain is the leading reason Americans seek health care access. Worldwide, more than 1.5 billion people are suffering from chronic pain. Unfortunately, providers are not equipped to manage patients with chronic pain as many advanced programs provide little to no education on pain management. ⋯ The patient presented in this case study is a 66-year-old woman who presents for a follow up regarding chronic pain. The case study outlines the success a patient found using alternative options other than opioid medication with lifestyle changes and a newer medication called low-dose Naltrexone (LDN). The purpose of this case study is to present a patient who has found success in managing chronic pain through alternative treatments and help the provider be able to educate patients on the importance of lifestyle changes to increase the prescribing and compliance of alternative treatment options.