Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses
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An increase in the workload and use of personal protective equipment by healthcare workers was observed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the connections between craniocervical structures, symptoms such as neck pain and temporomandibular symptoms could be influenced by the use of PPE. ⋯ Healthcare workers self-reported more craniocervical pain during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to before the pandemic. In addition, poor sleep quality, depressive symptoms, and physical inactivity were associated with craniocervical symptoms during this period.
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To assess the matching and content validity of a pain quality pictogram tool with a Hmong community. ⋯ Findings provide insights for redesigning the selected pain pictogram tool to be used in clinical settings with LEP Hmong patients.
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To determine whether the elimination of extended release (ER) opioids in the multimodal medication regimen of total knee replacement (TKR) patients resulted in improved patient outcomes. ⋯ Sixty patients were reviewed with a mean age at 70 years for both the pre-protocol (n = 36) and post-protocol groups (n = 34). There was a reduction in antiemetic use, t(59) = 2.2, p = .03 and length of stay, t(58) = 1.0, p = .33, and more discharges to home than rehab, x2 = 60, p < .001. All patients received 30 tablets of only one opioid prescription upon discharge with no refill, either oxycodone-IR (82%, n = 49), hydromorphone (5%, n = 3), or tramadol (12%, n = 7). The project, aimed to reduce opioid overprescription and overconsumption, has the potential to improve prescribing practices, promoting patient safety and healthcare quality by supporting the current guidelines that recommend against using ER opioids for the study population.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Determining the Effect of Telehealth Intervention for Lupus Patients on Pain, Happiness, and Life Activities: A Randomized Controlled Study.
This study aims to determine the effect of a telehealth intervention for SLE patients on pain, happiness, and life activities. ⋯ It has been determined that telehealth application has a positive effect on the pain, happiness, and life activities of SLE participants. We suggest that future research should be conducted to improve the body image of SLE participants.
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Despite the increasing emphasis on rehabilitation training after orthopedic surgery, little is known about the pain caused by the procedure itself. Clinical practice is driven by beliefs in pain management. ⋯ Our study emphasized that medical workers should be aware of the importance of pain management at the same time while treating the disability. The study provides insight into pain management experiences within different educational backgrounds. The findings enable professionals to recognize the importance of pain management and its influencing factors to provide feasible and effective pain management strategies.