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- Ene Wickström, Kerstin, et al.
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Pain, psychological distress and health-related quality of life at baseline and 3 month after radical prostatectomy
- 2006
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Ingår i: BMC Nursing. ; 5:8
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BackgroundInadequate management of postoperative pain is common, and postoperative pain is a risk factor for prolonged pain. In addition to medical and technical factors, psychological factors may also influence the experience of postoperative pain.MethodsPain was measured postoperatively at 24, 48, and 72 hr in hospital and after 3 months at home in 140 patients undergoing radical prostatectomy (RP). Patients answered questionnaires about anxiety and depression (HAD scale) and health-related quality of life (SF-36) at baseline and 3 months after surgery.ResultsIn the first 3 postoperative days, mild pain was reported by 45 patients (32%), moderate pain by 64 (45%), and severe pain by 31 (22%) on one or more days. High postoperative pain scores were correlated with length of hospital stay and with high pain scores at home. Forty patients (29%) reported moderate (n = 35) or severe (n = 5) pain after discharge from hospital. Patients who experienced anxiety and depression preoperatively had higher postoperative pain scores and remained anxious and depressed 3 months after surgery. The scores for the physical domains in the SF-36 were decreased, while the mental health scores were increased at 3 months. Anxiety and depression were negatively correlated with all domains of the SF-36.ConclusionThere is a need for nurses to be aware of the psychological status of RP patients and its impact upon patients' experience of postoperative pain and recovery. The ability to identify patients with psychological distress and to target interventions is an important goal for future research.
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- Ene Wickström, Kerstin, et al.
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Postoperative pain management - the influence of surgical ward nurses.
- 2008
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Ingår i: Journal of Clinical Nursing. - 1365-2702. ; 17:15, s. 2042-50
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aim. To compare pain levels reported by patients with those documented by ward nurses and to find out to what extent the amount of opioids given correlated with the pain level. Secondly, to study if pain management and nurses' approaches to this task had improved during a two-year period, including an educational pain treatment program for ward staff. Background. The management of postoperative pain continues to remain problematic and unsatisfactory and ward nurses play an important role for this task. Design. The study was a cross-sectional, descriptive, two-part study based on survey data from both patients and nurses on two urology surgical wards. Methods. Part I of the study included 77 patients and 19 nurses. Part II took place approximately two years later and included 141 patients and 22 nurses. Data were collected the day after surgery by asking patients about 'worst pain' experienced. The pain scores given by the patients were compared with those documented in the patients' records and with the doses of opioids administered. Nurses' approaches to pain management were sought after, by using a categorical questionnaire. Results. The nurses' ability to assess pain in accordance with the patients' reports had increased slightly after two years even if and the number of documented pain scores had decreased. Forty per cent of the nurses reported that they did not use visual analogue scale and that they did not assess pain at both rest and activity, neither did one fourth evaluate the effect of given analgesics. Conclusion. The study showed a discrepancy in pain scoring between nurses and patients, where active treatment was related to nurses' documentation rather than to patients' scoring. Relevance to clinical practice. The study shows a need for more accurate pain assessment, since the patient experiences and suffers pain and the nurse determines upon treatment.
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- Jakobsson, Eva, 1960-, et al.
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Clinical problems at the end of life in a Swedish population, including the role of advancing age and physical and cognitive function.
- 2008
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Ingår i: Scandinavian journal of public health. - 1403-4948. ; 36:2, s. 177-82
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- To improve the understanding of specific clinical problemsat the end of life, including the role of advancing age, physicalfunction and cognitive function. Methods: The study is partof an explorative survey of data relevant to end-of-life healthcareservices during the last 3 months of life of a randomly selectedsample of the population of a Swedish county. Data were selectedthrough retrospective reviews of death certificates and medicalrecords, and comprise information from 12 municipalities and229 individuals. Results: A range of prevalent concerns wasfound. Overall deterioration, urinary incontinence, constipation,impaired skin integrity, anxiety and sleep disturbances weresignificantly associated with dependency on others for activitiesof daily living; pulmonary rattles and swallowing disturbanceswere associated with cognitive disorientation; excepting cough,advancing age did not have significant impacts on these prevalentclinical concerns. Conclusions: A range of distressing conditionsconstitute a common pathway for many individuals at or nearthe end of life. The incorporation of health promotion as aprinciple of palliative care will probably benefit individualsat the end of life, and includes a proactive focus and emphasison enhanced well-being at the time of diagnosis of a life-threateningillness. For individuals with physical and cognitive limitationsimparting a state of dependency, it is reasonable to provideassurance of care for individuals' specific needs by professionalswith both training for and competence in this special and sometimesunique clinical environment.
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