Articles: pain.
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African health sciences · Jun 2023
Randomized Controlled TrialEffect of whole course seamless nursing mode on patients with chronic infectious wounds.
Chronic infectious wounds seriously affect patients' quality of life. ⋯ For patients with chronic infectious wounds, whole course seamless nursing effectively relieves wound pain, facilitates wound healing, improves comfort, psychological state and sleep status, and makes them more satisfied.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Low-dose intranasal dexmedetomidine premedication improves epidural labor analgesia onset and reduces procedural pain on epidural puncture: a prospective randomized double-blind clinical study.
Epidural labor analgesia is a safe and effective method of pain management during labor with the drawbacks of delayed onset and maternal distress during epidural puncture. This study aimed to determine whether pretreatment with intranasal low-dose dexmedetomidine effectively shortens the onset of analgesia and reduces procedural pain. ⋯ Pretreatment with intranasal dexmedetomidine before epidural labor analgesia yielded a faster onset of analgesia and decreased epidural puncture pain without increasing adverse effects. Pretreatment with intranasal dexmedetomidine may be a useful adjunct for the initiation of epidural analgesia, and further investigation should be encouraged to determine its utility more fully.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effects of Whole-Body Stretching Exercise during Lunch Break for Reducing Musculoskeletal Pain and Physical Exertion among Healthcare Professionals.
Background and Objectives: To investigate the effect of whole-body stretching (WBS) exercise during lunch break for reducing musculoskeletal pain and physical exertion among healthcare professionals. Methods: Full-time healthcare professionals working in hospitals with more than one year of experience were invited to participate. Sixty healthcare professionals (age 37.15 ± 3.9 Years, height 1.61 ± 0.04 m, body mass 67.8 ± 6.3 kg, and BMI 26.5 ± 2.1 kg/m2) participated in this single-blinded, two-arm randomized controlled trial (RCT). ⋯ Results indicate that the WBS and education program had a beneficial impact on pain and physical exertion (p < 0.001). When comparing the two groups, the WBS group experienced a significantly greater decrease in pain intensity (mean difference 3.6 vs. 2.5) and physical exertion (mean difference 5.6 vs. 4.0) compared to an education program only. Conclusions: This study suggests that doing WBS exercises during lunchtime can help lessen musculoskeletal pain and fatigue, making it easier to get through the workday.
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Can internet-delivered pain management programs reduce psychological distress in chronic pain? Exploring relationships between anxiety and depression, pain intensity, and disability.
Adults with chronic pain who also report high pain intensity and disability are more likely to experience depression and anxiety symptoms. The present study examined changes in anxiety and depression symptoms after an Internet-delivered pain management program based on baseline pain intensity and disability severity categories. ⋯ These findings suggest that emerging Internet-delivered pain management programs can lead to reductions in psychological distress even when pain intensity and disability are severe or do not improve with treatment. This indicates the value of such treatments in treating distress and improving mental health in people with chronic pain.
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A proof-of-concept randomized controlled trial of follow-up mental health care for traumatic injury patients following hospital discharge.
Traumatic injuries account for a huge burden of disease. Many patients develop persistent mental health problems in the months following hospital discharge. This proof-of-concept trial investigated whether Stepped Care comprising follow-up assessment telephone calls and appropriate referral information would lead to better mental health and functioning in traumatic injury patients. ⋯ This proof-of-concept trial suggests that brief screening assessments of traumatic injury patients following hospital discharge, combined with appropriate referral information, may lead to better functional outcomes. Further research is needed with larger sample sizes and greater verification of referral uptake to validate this finding.