Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses
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To report a concept analysis of adult self-management of chronic pain. ⋯ This concept analysis identified six attributes of adult self-management of chronic pain: (1) multimodal interventions; (2) patient-provider relationship; (3) goal setting; (4) decision making; (5) resource utilization; and (6) chronic pain problem solving.
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Pain and anxiety have negative effects on the treatment of patients with cancer. Virtual reality technology is a form of distraction which is still unclear in its methodological quality in reducing pain and anxiety. ⋯ Although more high- methodological quality studies are needed to determine whether VR technology is effective in controlling symptoms in patients with cancer, the results of this review suggested that VR intervention may be beneficial for the management of pain and anxiety in patients with cancer. Therefore, clinicians may consider VR technology as an adjunctive intervention for pain and anxiety management.
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Although pain undeniably has negative consequences, pain management often remains suboptimal, particularly in the pediatric population in the emergency room (ER). ⋯ Our results show that pediatric pain management in the ER could be optimized. Parents are still not considerably involved in their child's pain management. Parents' involvement could contribute to improving pediatric pain management.
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Multicenter Study
Usefulness of a Visual Analog Scale for Measuring Anxiety in Hospitalized Patients Experiencing Pain: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study.
Anxiety is common in hospitalized patients and can worsen pain or lead to unsuccessful pain relief. ⋯ This study confirmed the high prevalence of anxiety among inpatients experiencing pain, demonstrated the capacity of a VAS to assess this anxiety, determined an anxiety VAS cutoff level to screen for significant anxiety, and identified risk factors of anxiety in this population. Anxiety VAS has been found to be an easy-to-use method familiar to caregivers, with all the advantages needed for an effective screening instrument. An anxiety VAS score ≥40 of 100 would thus warrant particular attention to adapt care to the patient's anxiety-related pain and initiate specific therapeutic interventions.