OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to investigate the psychometric properties of a standardized assessment of pain drawing with regard to clinical signs of cervical spine nerve root involvement. DESIGN This cross-sectional study included data collected in a randomized controlled study. PATIENTS Two hundred and sixteen patients with chronic (≥6 months) whiplash-associated disorders, grade 2 ...

Many different types of surgeries are performed in neonates and postoperative (PO) pain is an expected event which deserves adequate control. Assessment is the first step to achieve good management of PO pain. However, pain assessment in neonates is a difficult task, since these patients cannot verbally communicate pain other methods are needed to confirm presence of pain during the PO. This in...

Literature confirms the lack of any consistent approach by nurses to the assessment of cancer pain. This study represents an initial and limited experience on the application of pain documentation and pain assessment tools to improve cancer pain management. The study was based on research conducted by Faries et al. (1991) with modifications especially regarding the way of analyzing results. A g...

OBJECTIVE to study the perception of a Neonatal Intensive Care team on pain assessment and management before and after an educational intervention created and implemented in the unit. METHODS intervention study developed as action research, in three phases. In Phase 1, a quantitative study was performed to identify how professionals perceive pain management in the unit. In Phase 2, an educati...

Observational (behavioral) scales of pain for children aged 3 to 18 years were systematically reviewed to identify those recommended as outcome measures in clinical trials. This review was commissioned by the Pediatric Initiative on Methods, Measurement, and Pain Assessment in Clinical Trials (www.immpact.org). In an extensive literature search, 20 observational pain scales were identified for ...

OBJECTIVE To follow up 2 rehabilitation strategies for patients with chronic pain: a 2-day interdisciplinary team assessment followed by either (i) a 4-week outpatient multimodal rehabilitation programme, or (ii) a subsequent rehabilitation plan. METHODS After a 2-day interdisciplinary team assessment at our pain rehabilitation clinic, 296 consecutive patients were selected to undergo either ...

BACKGROUND The management of nursing home (NH) residents' pain requires adequate nursing assessment and clinician knowledge of pain therapies. However, the timely communication of pain from residents to nurses and from nurses to clinicians is equally necessary. Using a 4-step model (nursing assessment of pain, notification of clinicians regarding pain assessment, clinicians' assessment of pain ...

OBJECTIVE Pain assessment has been shown to be affected by depression, neuroticism, and recall bias. The purpose of this study was to determine whether momentary pain assessment, compared with recalled pain reports, would diminish the influence of neuroticism and depression on the measurement of pain. METHODS Patients with chronic pain (n=66) completed depression (Beck Depression Inventory II...

Pain is prevalent for large numbers of patients with metastatic cancer, and this pain is often due to bone metastases. Despite the availability of effective pain treatments and various pain management guidelines, multiple studies document the undertreatment of pain in patients with cancer. The most frequently identified barriers to appropriate pain management are physician underestimation of th...

conclusions the taping technique, as applied in this study demonstrates an impressive effect on wrist extension force and grip strength of patients with te. elbow taping also reduces pain at the lateral aspect of the elbow in these patients. background tennis elbow (te) is a common musculotendinous degenerative disorder of the extensor origin at the lateral humeral epicondyle. different modes o...