Recently added articles from Pain Research & Management : The Journal of the Canadian Pain Society:
Does routine pain assessment result in better care?
May 01, 2009; ... BACKGROUND: Although a variety of national organizations such as the Canadian Pain Society, the American Pain Society and the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations have advanced the idea that pain should be assessed on a routine basis, there is little evidence that ...
Gabapentin decreases morphine consumption and improves functional recovery following total knee arthroplasty
May 01, 2009; ... BACKGROUND: Moderate to severe pain after total knee arthroplasty often interferes with postoperative rehabilitation and delays discharge from hospital. The present study examined the effects of a four-day postoperative gabapentin (GBP) regimen versus placebo on opioid consumption, pain scores ...
The influence of addiction risk on nursing students' expectations of patients' pain reports: A clinical vignette approach
May 01, 2009; ... OBJECTIVE: To examine the influence of addiction risk (substance abuse history [SAH]) and pain relief (PR) on nursing and non-nursing students' perceptions of pain in a postoperative vignette patient. METHODS: Using a 2x2 design, the independent variables SAH (present/+, absent/-) and PR ...
Are we profiling patients with fibromyalgia?
May 01, 2009; ... Offender profiling is a method of identifying the perpetrator of a crime based on an analysis of the nature of the offense and the manner in which it was committed. Humans have always had a fascination with the concept of profiling criminals, and the origins of profiling can be traced back to as ...
Anxiety influences children's memory for procedural pain
May 01, 2009; ... OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects of temperament and trait anxiety on memory for pain. METHODS: Three dimensions of temperament, as well as trait anxiety, were assessed in 36 children (five to 12 years of age) undergoing dental procedures; after the procedure, the children provided pain ...