Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses
-
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.
-
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.
-
Review Meta Analysis
Twelve Weeks of Yoga for Chronic Nonspecific Lower Back Pain: A Meta-Analysis.
To investigate the overall effects of 12 weeks of yoga practice on chronic nonspecific lower back pain. ⋯ These findings reveal that 12 weeks of yoga can help alleviate pain, and yoga programs should take into account the subgroup factors to increase individuals' relief from chronic nonspecific lower back pain.
-
Review Meta Analysis
Twelve Weeks of Yoga for Chronic Nonspecific Lower Back Pain: A Meta-Analysis.
To investigate the overall effects of 12 weeks of yoga practice on chronic nonspecific lower back pain. ⋯ These findings reveal that 12 weeks of yoga can help alleviate pain, and yoga programs should take into account the subgroup factors to increase individuals' relief from chronic nonspecific lower back pain.
-
One of the critical components in pain management is the assessment of pain. Multidimensional measurement tools capture multiple aspects of a patient's pain experience but can be cumbersome to administer in busy clinical settings. ⋯ Our review identified eight multidimensional pain measurement tools that nurses can use in ambulatory or acute care settings to capture patients' experience of pain. The most important element in selecting a multidimensional pain measure, though, is that one tool is selected that best fits the practice and is used consistently over time.