The impact and outcomes of the implementation of a pain management guideline and pain assessment standard operating procedure (SOP) in a cancer-specific emergency department are evaluated in this article. After implementation of the SOP, the number of pain assessments conducted per patient during hospitalization increased, as did the percentage of patients who underwent a pain assessment at adm...

[Purpose] Differences in scores on the Functional Movement Screen between patients with chronic lower back pain and healthy control subjects were investigated. [Subjects and Methods] In all, 20 chronic lower back pain patients and 20 healthy control subjects were recruited. Chronic lower back pain patients and healthy controls performed the Functional Movement Screen (deep squat, hurdle step, i...

Clinical observations suggest that nonverbal children with severe intellectual disability exhibit pain in a wide variety yet uniquely individual ways. Here, we investigate the feasibility and describe the initial psychometrics properties of the Individualized Numeric Rating Scale (INRS), a personalized pain assessment tool for nonverbal children with intellectual disability based on the parent'...

Assessing acute pain in those unable to communicate is challenging yet essential. Objective assessment tools utilizing measures derived from autonomic changes alone or in combination appear to represent a potential solution to this difficult aspect of pain management.

Pain is the most common reason individuals visit physicians, yet medical doctors are often inadequately trained in pain assessment. Furthermore, pain is increasingly viewed as having significant affective and cognitive components necessitating a biopsychosocial approach. The role of the mental health practitioner is essential in a mind-body approach to pain assessment. In addition, issues arisi...

Due to the high prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders, cancer, and other medical conditions in elderly patients, pain is a significant concern for this age group and their caregivers. Despite the frequent experience of pain in this population, few assessment and management techniques have been developed and tested to treat pain in the elderly. To provide effective pain relief, medical-surgica...

Background One helpful strategy adopted for pain management in non-verbal, intubated patients is the use of a proper pain assessment scale. The purpose of the present study is to achieve a better and deeper understanding of the existing nurses' challenges in using pain assessment scales among patients unable to communicate. Methods This qualitative study was conducted using content analysis. ...

BACKGROUND To analyse the relationship between subjective pain score and other measures of clinical, radiographic and functional status; in particular Larsen radiographic scores and Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ); in patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with a disease duration of less than 3 years. METHODS In this cross sectional study of 105 patients with RA (76 women, 29 me...

Pain as a problem of pediatrician and family doctor is very common, often requiring interdisciplinary interprofessional approaches. The first step in optimizing pain management its assessment characteristics, taking into account the age development patient. priority self-reported pain. Objectification characteristics achieved by using scales, including, if possible, with an objective instrument...

Chest pain is one of the most common presentations in emergency medicine. The initial evaluation should always consider life-threatening causes such as aortic dissection, pulmonary embolism, pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, pericarditis, and esophageal perforation. Radiographic imaging is performed in tandem with the initial clinical assessment and stabilization of the patient. Radiologic findi...