Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effects of Patient Education and Distraction Approaches Using Virtual Reality on Pre-operative Anxiety and Post-operative Pain in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.
Fear of post-operative pain often contributes to pre-operative anxiety; accordingly, pain and anxiety are among the most common complications in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). ⋯ As evidenced by the results, both VR approaches of patient education and distraction equally decreased pre-operative anxiety and post-operative pain in patients undergoing LC.
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Pain self-efficacy and gender may influence disability in patients with musculoskeletal disorders. The direct and interactive influence of pain self-efficacy and gender on postoperative disability with degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is unclear. ⋯ Pain self-efficacy improvement should be focused on after surgery in patients with DCM, especially women.
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Observational Study
Brain Activation of Unpleasant Emotions Increases Catastrophizing in Patients with Chronic Pain.
Catastrophic thinking among patients with chronic pain impairs their quality of life and increases anxiety levels. Further, severe pain causes high emotional brain sensitivity and unpleasant feelings. However, the effects of emotional changes on catastrophic thinking in patients with chronic pain remain unclear. ⋯ Brain activity of unpleasant emotions may influence catastrophic thinking in patients with chronic pain.
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During the hospital stay pain is very common among patients living with dementia. ⋯ The majority of hospitalized medical patients living with dementia were treated for pain, but an ongoing focus is needed to assure optimal pain management for all patients.