Journal of advanced nursing
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Abdominal surgery, pain and anxiety: preoperative nursing intervention.
This paper reports a study examining the effects of preoperative nursing intervention for pain on abdominal surgery preoperative anxiety and attitude to pain, and postoperative pain. ⋯ Preoperative nursing intervention for pain has positive effects for patients undergoing abdominal surgery. The intervention used in this study could serve as a guide for nurses to improve the pain care of these patients.