International journal of orthopaedic and trauma nursing
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Int J Orthop Trauma Nurs · Nov 2020
ReviewAn integrative review of the hospital experiences of people with an intellectual disability: Lack of orthopaedic and trauma perspectives.
To review the empirical literature relating to the orthopaedic and trauma hospital experiences of people with intellectual disabilities (PWID). ⋯ There is a gap in the empirical literature relating to orthopaedic or trauma hospital experiences of PWID. General hospital experiences of adults with an intellectual disability were poor overall.
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Int J Orthop Trauma Nurs · Feb 2017
ReviewAcute to chronic pain transition in extremity trauma: A narrative review for future preventive interventions (part 2).
The first part of this series of 2 articles revealed that chronic pain is an important issue post extremity trauma (ET) involving permanent biological transformations. Interventions aimed at preventing chronic pain in ET patients are therefore required. ⋯ This narrative review highlights factors placing ET patients at higher risk of chronic pain or protecting them against this problem. Determining how these factors could be addressed in preventive interventions is the next step before undertaking their development.
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Int J Orthop Trauma Nurs · Nov 2016
ReviewAcute to chronic pain transition in extremity trauma: A narrative review for future preventive interventions (part 1).
Several studies have been conducted over the last decade that describe the issue of pain and prognostic factors of acute to chronic pain transition post extremity trauma (ET). However, no thorough interventions to prevent chronic pain development in ET patients have yet been proposed. ⋯ This narrative review supports the view that acute to chronic pain transition is a prevalent and significant issue post-ET. It also provides information about patients who present a higher risk of chronic pain and features that should be integrated in preventive interventions as well as methodological considerations pertaining to the evaluation of such interventions.