Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses
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It is common practice to use pain quality indicators (QI) to accurately assess the medical care situation of patients. This literature review identifies the status quo of acute pain QI among adult inpatients. ⋯ European studies comprehensively comparing acute pain management results are currently missing. Thus, this report highlights the need to develop consensus-based quality indicators in management of acute pain, which take into account both the methodologic quality and the relevance to clinical practice.
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Acupuncture is practiced in many Western countries with increasing evidence supporting its use across the healthcare system. However, this nonpharmacological intervention is yet to be widely integrated into hospitals. Fundamental to the integration of any innovation into healthcare systems is the attitudes of healthcare professionals. ⋯ Healthcare professionals' attitudes to acupuncture are positive. Barriers to integrating acupuncture into the hospital system exist at intrapersonal, interpersonal, and external levels, with lack of resources being the key barrier. Nurses' role in facilitating integration into Western medical pain management practice provides an avenue for future research. The proposed conceptual framework provides guidance for nursing researchers interested in the role of acupuncture and integrated medicine in patient-centric, value-based healthcare.
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Acupuncture is practiced in many Western countries with increasing evidence supporting its use across the healthcare system. However, this nonpharmacological intervention is yet to be widely integrated into hospitals. Fundamental to the integration of any innovation into healthcare systems is the attitudes of healthcare professionals. ⋯ Healthcare professionals' attitudes to acupuncture are positive. Barriers to integrating acupuncture into the hospital system exist at intrapersonal, interpersonal, and external levels, with lack of resources being the key barrier. Nurses' role in facilitating integration into Western medical pain management practice provides an avenue for future research. The proposed conceptual framework provides guidance for nursing researchers interested in the role of acupuncture and integrated medicine in patient-centric, value-based healthcare.
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Emotion regulation is a regulatory process to modify emotional activation in a wide range of situations and shows potential effects to reduce pain and emotional distress. The purpose of this review was to enhance an understanding of the role of emotion regulation strategies and their outcomes in reducing women's pain from labor to 3 months postpartum. ⋯ Both mindfulness and distraction would be offered to pregnant women as part of alternative self-pain management strategies to prepare them for dealing with pain and other discomforts. Future research needs to test the effects of the intervention beyond childbirth.
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To assess the presence of pain, its location, intensity, and effects on the daily activities of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) undergoing hemodialysis (HD). ⋯ The analyzed studies suggest that acute and chronic pain is a prevalent complaint in adults and elderly patients undergoing HD. There was a higher frequency of moderate and severe pain in different parts of the body, and pain interfered with everyday activities.