Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses
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The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of frailty and pain among older adults with physical functional limitations in China. We also assessed the impact of pain and psychosocial determinants on frailty among this vulnerable population. ⋯ These findings suggest that the incidence of pain, negative psychosocial status, and frailty were prevalent, and the presence of pain and negative psychosocial factors increased the risk of frailty among older adults with physical functional limitation.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
A New Approach on the pain management of intramuscular injection: A Triple-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial.
Pain management is an important part of care provided by nurses. ⋯ The results of this study showed that the innovative method (TPR) can be used as a substitute for the Z-track method to reduce IM injection pain.
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To identify and synthesize the scientific literature on virtual reality (VR)-based mindfulness applications for the management of chronic pain in adults. ⋯ While studies suggested VR could improve chronic pain management by enhancing the practice of mindfulness, weak study designs and small sample sizes limited the utility of the review results. Future research should rigorously co-design and test VR-based mindfulness applications with people with chronic pain to assess if they improve health and other outcomes.
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Multicenter Study
Evaluating and Handling the Pain of People With Intellectual Disability.
Anecdotal reports have suggested people with intellectual disabilities experience more pain than the general population due to additional co-morbidities and secondary conditions. This multicenter comparative cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the prevalence, factors, and treatment modalities in people with intellectual disabilities (PID) as observed by their caregivers and reported through distributed questionnaires. The study sample included 130 PID users of centers in Ciudad Real (Spain). ⋯ Pain was identified in 29 PID (22.3%; 95% confidence interval [CI] 14.99-29.81), and drugs for pain were administered to 33 PID (26.4%; 95%CI 19-34). The prevalence of pain in the sampled PID, its severity, and the analgesic administration rate were lower than those in the general population. This situation may be aggravated for PID with communication problems.