1Neurophysiopathology of Pain Section, SMBNOS Department, Bari Aldo Moro University, Bari, Italy 2Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction, School of Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark 3Department of Physical Therapy, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel 4Section of Gerontology, Department of General Practice, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen,...

Recognition and assessment of pain is important in animal welfare as untreated pain can cause harm through catabolism, delayed healing, impaired respiration and increased morbidity (Cambridge et al., 2000). Assessment of pain in cats is complicated and can be difficult to recognise because behavioural manifestations are frequently subtle or non-existent (Wright, 2002). The difficulty in assessi...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to determine if a pediatric emergency care facility recognition (PECFR) program improved care processes for injured children younger than 15 years. METHODS A controlled pre-post study design was used. Emergency department (ED) medical records were abstracted from 8 Delaware hospitals and 13 comparison hospitals in North Carolina in 2009 and again in 2013, 1 year aft...

The aim of the study was to investigate current situation of postoperative pain management in medical institutions in Shandong Province.A questionnaire was developed on the basis of guidelines of acute pain and pain quality assessment scale. The questionnaire was used to obtain information regarding the nature and scale of the medical institution, structure of pain management organization, impl...

Pain is an ever-present problem in patients with pressure ulcers. As an advocate for persons with pressure ulcers, the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) is concerned about pain. To synthesize available pressure ulcer pain literature, a systematic review was performed of English language literature, specific to human research, 1992 to April 2008, using PubMed and the Cumulative Inde...

PROBLEM There is a need to improve postoperative pain organisation and management in hospitals. One of the most important factors in achieving this is to improve active assessment of pain in the postoperative phase. DESIGN Repeated audits on an annual basis over a 3 year period. Ward nurses, appointed as "pain control representatives", performed the data collection. SETTING Departments of g...

OBJECTIVES Patient Global Rating of Change (GRC) scales are commonly used in routine clinical care given their ease of use, availability and short completion time. This analysis aimed at assessing the validity of Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC), a GRC scale commonly used in fibromyalgia, in a Canadian real-life setting. METHODS 167 fibromyalgia patients with available PGIC data wer...

BACKGROUND Buruli ulcer (BU) is described as a relatively painless condition; however clinical observations reveal that patients do experience pain during their treatment. Knowledge on current pain assessment and treatment in BU is necessary to develop and implement a future guideline on pain management in BU. METHODOLOGY A mixed methods approach was used, consisting of information retrieved ...

Problem: There is a need to improve postoperative pain organisation and management in hospitals. One of the most important factors in achieving this is to improve active assessment of pain in the postoperative phase. Design: Repeated audits on an annual basis over a 3 year period. Ward nurses, appointed as ‘‘pain control representatives’’, performed the data collection. Setting: Departments of ...

Musculoskeletal pain is common, frequently under-reported, and inadequately treated in the older adult. The objective of this article is to review the management of musculoskeletal pain syndromes in older adults emphasising the potential role of opioid agents in carefully selected patients. Systematic analysis of the relevant literature was done. Even in cognitively impaired patients, assessmen...