Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Decreasing Pain and Fear in Medical Procedures with a Pediatric Population (DREAM): A Pilot Randomized Within-Subject Trial.
Many children with injuries, including burns and fractures, experience moderate to severe pain during medical procedures. Recent studies claim that nonpharmacologic pain management using virtual reality (VR) could distract children from procedural pain by engaging multiple senses. ⋯ VR is a promising intervention with children undergoing painful procedures because it is immersive and engages multiple senses. It is a low-cost intervention well accepted by children and nursing staff at this clinical site and is easy to implement in daily practice for procedural pain management.
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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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Randomized Controlled Trial
Pain Incidence, Treatment, and Associated Symptoms in Hospitalized Persons with Dementia.
Moderate to severe pain has been frequently reported in hospitalized older adults. Pain in hospitalized persons with dementia within the context of other common symptoms, functional decline, delirium, and behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), has received little attention. ⋯ Results suggest that pain may be undertreated in hospitalized persons with dementia, and should be considered upon admission to optimize function, decrease delirium, and prevent or decrease BPSD.
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We determined the effect of cold application after coronary artery bypass graft surgery on chest incision pain due to deep breathing and coughing exercises. Thoracotomy performed for coronary artery bypass graft surgery is one of the most painful surgical procedures. This pain prevents deep breathing and effective coughing. These problems increase the risk of morbidity in the postoperative period. ⋯ The results provide evidence to support the use of cold gel pack.
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The opioid overdose crisis underscores the need for health services among people who use drugs (PWUD) with concurrent pain. ⋯ Pain may be a significant risk factor associated with increased barriers to accessing health services among PWUD. Attention to pain management may improve access to health services, and reducing barriers to health services may conversely improve pain management and its related risks and harms.