Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses
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This systematic review was conducted to determine the effect of parental presence on the child's pain intensity during invasive procedures. ⋯ Parental presence and parental involvement during invasive procedures effectively reduced the children's pain levels. Since the number of studies with a high level of evidence regarding the effect of family participation on pain level is limited, it is recommended to conduct more randomized controlled studies.
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The opioid crisis has changed the culture and expectations of pain management, elevating the importance of nonpharmacologic pain interventions (NPIs) into multimodal pain management programs. Little is known about use of NPIs in hospitalized patients. ⋯ Results suggest that patients and nurses may benefit from education about using NPIs in acute care. Nurses have a critical role influencing positive pain-related outcomes, and tablet technology can enhance patient use of NPIs during hospitalization.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Psychosocial and Sensory Factors Contribute to Self-Reported Pain and Quality of Life in Young Adults with Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
Psychosocial and sensory factors, including anxiety, depression, and pressure pain threshold have been used to cluster chronic symptoms in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). This study examined the contribution of psychosocial sensory factors on pain interference and quality of life (QOL) in this population. ⋯ Psychosocial factors including coping and self-efficacy, and quantitative sensory testing factors significantly correlate with self-reported pain and QOL among young adults with IBS. This preliminary research calls for further interventional studies that target personalized psychosocial and quantitative sensory factors to improve pain management and quality of life in IBS patients.
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Understanding cultural perception of pain and determining the methods used for pain management contribute to the assessment of the pain experienced by nursing students. ⋯ Nursing students generally use massage, warm shower, and herbal tea drinking for pain management. The psychologic belief scores of those who applied these traditional methods of pain reduction were high.
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High rates of pain impede quality of life for persons with advanced cancer. Research has identified barriers to cancer pain control. Little has been written, however, about the unique motivating goals and individual pain management behaviors of persons with cancer-related pain. ⋯ Current cancer pain assessment tools do not capture the unique complexities of cancer pain motivating behaviors, or personal functional goals, and thus hinder nurses' capacity to provide tailored care across patient encounters. Until a measure with specificity to capture unique patient goals is developed, nurses must rely on their own skills to comprehend if and how motivating factors could benefit individual cancer pain management plans.