Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The Effect of Virtual Reality Distraction Intervention on Pain, Anxiety, and Vital Signs of Oncology Patients Undergoing Port Catheter Implantation: A Randomized Controlled Study.
Although the port catheters have many beneficial effects on the patient's quality of life, it was reported in the literature that patients experience pain in the incision area after the implantation or anxiety before, during or, after the implantation.Distraction is a simple and effective method in the management of pain and anxiety. ⋯ VR distraction intervention was found an effective way to reduce pain, anxiety, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, heart rate, and respiratory rate and increase the SpO2 of the patients undergoing port catheter implantation.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Impact of Pain on Postoperative Recovery and Participation in Care Following Knee Arthroplasty Surgery: A Qualitative Descriptive Study.
Patient participation in care is key to optimising postsurgical outcomes and the quality of acute care delivery. ⋯ Despite the known benefits of patient participation in pain management, gaps remain in providing patients with the knowledge and opportunity to take an active role in their recovery. Interventions to overcome identified barriers need to be developed and evaluated.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Educational Intervention to Strengthen Pediatric Postoperative Pain Management: A Cluster Randomized Trial.
Pediatric postoperative pain is still undertreated. ⋯ No significant difference was observed between the groups after intervention, but a positive change in knowledge and practice was revealed in both groups. Additional studies are needed to explore the most potent variables to strengthen pediatric postoperative pain management.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effectiveness of a Fibromyalgia Online Nursing Consultation in the Quality of Life: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of an online nursing consultation through the Internet platform Red Sinapsis (RS) in improving the perceived quality of life of patients with fibromyalgia (FM). ⋯ Online nursing follow-up for people with fibromyalgia improves patients' perceived quality of life related to their welfare and emotional state. Fibromyalgia (FM) is among the diseases causing the highest rate of occupational disability in Spain. Fibromyalgia (FM) is a complex condition that causes pain, fatigue, non-refreshed sleep, mood disturbance and cognitive impairment.
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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.