Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses
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The number of people managing chronic conditions is growing with the rapidly aging population. Visits to the emergency department are steadily rising, but little is known about the rationale of those seeking emergent care. ⋯ Participants described emergency department care as the only option in response to several barriers to healthcare access. Most commonly, emergency department care was sought when relief from persistent or acute pain was required. One way to reduce strain on EDs from pain-related visits is to manage patients with persistent pain more proactively in their community environment.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
A More Comfortable Method of Skin Prick Testing in Children Ages 0-2 to Decrease Symptoms of Pain.
Skin prick testing (SPT) is the best initial diagnostic method for individuals of all ages who have potential allergies. ⋯ Recent breastfeeding before SPT is correlated with less crying by possibly reducing the perceived pain of children ages 0-2.
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To systematically review the literature regarding the effectiveness of different positioning methods for procedural pain relief in neonates admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). ⋯ Positioning should be used as a nonpharmacological strategy for procedural pain relief in newborns. This review showed that facilitated tucking by parents for 30 minutes was the best position for pain relief in premature newborns during procedures in the NICU. Positioning is recommended as a nonpharmacological method for pain relief; FTP of at least 30 minutes duration should be the first positioning choice during procedures in the NICU.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises on Pain on Patients with Sickle Cell Disease: Randomized Controlled Study.
The study aimed to evaluate the effect of progressive muscle relaxation exercises on pain in patients with sickle cell disease. ⋯ Progressive muscle relaxation exercises were found to be effective in the pain management of patients with sickle cell anemia.