Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses
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In this study, we aimed to investigate the risk of balance disorders and falls in patients with diabetic neuropathic pain and the associated kinesiophobia and physical limitation. ⋯ Patients with neuropathic pain due to diabetes mellitus are more likely to have increased balance impairment, leading to decreased physical activity and an increased risk of falls.
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Pediatric pain management is a constantly developing field. Despite extensive research, several studies have concluded that children's pain is still underestimated and undertreated. Nurses working with children have an important professional and ethical responsibility to possess up-to-date knowledge of pediatric pain management. ⋯ The tailored educational intervention had a significant effect on nurses' knowledge and attitudes about pediatric pain management.
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Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary blood disorder with chronic pain that affects over 100,000 people in the United States. Previous research suggests a complex interaction between SCD pain outcomes and social determinants of health (SDOH). ⋯ To improve pain management among their SCD patients, nurses can assess pain holistically, develop customized individual pain management plans with educational and health literacy support options, and strengthen social support.
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With Lebanon facing multiple crises simultaneously, it is important to understand how Lebanese adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) are self-managing their pain amidst challenging circumstances. This study aimed to describe the pain self-management strategies Lebanese adults with CMP are using, as measured by the Arthritis Pain Self-Management Inventory (APSI), and to determine how helpful they perceive these strategies to be for pain relief. A secondary aim was to translate, culturally adapt, and validate the APSI in Lebanese adults with CMP. ⋯ Lebanese adults with CMP should actively participate in their pain management plan and be educated on the various strategies they could use to effectively self-manage their pain.
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Chronic pain resilience is a concept that is frequently used in research but lacks theoretical clarity. Understanding chronic pain resilience is germane to developing interventions to improve it and the overall quality of life among individuals with chronic pain. ⋯ The search yielded 31 articles that were used in the analysis. The key attributes of chronic pain resilience included engagement in meaningful activities despite pain, maintaining positive psychological homeostasis, buffering against negative mental outcomes, seeking support, and self-empowerment. After considering surrogate terms, antecedents, attributes, and consequences, chronic pain resilience may be defined as the development of the capacity to successfully adapt to chronic pain. This adaptation results in a move toward optimal social, physical, mental, and behavioral functioning by balancing negative and positive psychosocial factors, despite the additional challenges brought about by living with chronic pain.