Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses
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To investigate the current status and related influencing factors of self-management stages in older patients with chronic pain. ⋯ Nursing professionals can use research survey findings to identify patients at low levels of self-management stage and develop personalized intervention strategies based on various influencing factors. For example, nurses can provide practical smoking cessation guidance to assist older chronic pain patients in improving their lifestyle. Nurses can also seek support from family members to collectively offer better medical care and nursing services for the patient if financially feasible. Secondly, as our study has demonstrated, patients' health literacy and psychological flexibility were poor. Nurses can utilize available clinical resources to offer educational materials, such as portable handbooks and online videos, covering pain-related knowledge, managing pain medication, and coping strategies like massage and exercise. Combining this approach with mental health education, such as relaxation therapy, can help patients better understand their pain and actively participate in their self-management. In addition, nursing staff should pay more attention to the self-management stages of older chronic pain patients, and the assessment of self-management stages can be included in clinical pain management for patients. Regular assessment will help track more patients needing attention and make timely adjustments to their pain management plans.
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This study was conducted as a descriptive study to determine the pain fears of patients undergoing surgery in the neurosurgery clinic. ⋯ As a result, it was determined that the pain fear level of the patients in the pre-operative period was moderate. Increasing the practices to reduce the patients' fear of pain should be recommended.
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Opioid medications are necessary in the treatment of critically ill infants; however. prolonged use may lead to withdrawal syndrome. The purpose of this study was to assess feasibility of delivering an acupressure protocol for the treatment of iatrogenic withdrawal in a pediatric cardiac intensive care unit as well as impact and acceptance of acupressure as an adjunct treatment. ⋯ These findings support future research with larger sample sizes to improve clinical treatment of infants physically dependent on sedative medications.
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This study aimed to compare acute care postoperative patients monitored by standard care to those monitored through virtual ward technology by pain team to evaluate status in real-time. ⋯ The "cloud-based virtual ward" management model proposed in this study may improve the care of patients with acute postoperative pain. By reviewing the two pain management models for postoperative patients, we were able to compare the incidence of postoperative adverse reactions and use the standard process of the integrated medical care "cloud-based virtual ward" management model to optimize the management of postoperative patients and promote their health outcomes.
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Pain is one of the most common and harmful symptoms experienced by individuals with acute herpetic neuralgia (AHN). In this population, studies to determine the causes that affect patients taking medications compliance are rare. This study aimed to construct a predictive model for medication compliance of patients with AHN and to verify its performance. ⋯ The prediction model constructed in this study had good predictive performance and provided a reference for early clinical screening of independent factors that affected the medication compliance of patients with AHN.