Core competencies for pain management: results of an interprofessional consensus summit. [PDF]
ObjectiveThe objective of this project was to develop core competencies in pain assessment and management for prelicensure health professional education. Such core pain competencies common to all prelicensure health professionals have not been previously
Bakerjian, Debra +21 more
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PainDroid: An android-based virtual reality application for pain assessment [PDF]
Earlier studies in the field of pain research suggest that little efficient intervention currently exists in response to the exponential increase in the prevalence of pain.
A Gaggioli +38 more
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An Interprofessional Consensus of Core Competencies for Prelicensure Education in Pain Management: Curriculum Application for Physical Therapy [PDF]
Core competencies in pain management for prelicensure health professional education were recently established. These competencies represent the expectation of minimal capabilities for graduating health care students for pain management and include 4 ...
Bement, Marie K. Hoeger +7 more
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A randomised controlled trial to measure the effect of chest pain unit care upon anxiety, depression, and health-related quality of life [ISRCTN85078221] [PDF]
Background The chest pain unit (CPU) has been developed to provide a rapid and accurate diagnostic assessment for patients attending hospital with acute, undifferentiated chest pain.
Goodacre, S., Nicholl, J.
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A review of evidence about behavioural and psychological aspects of chronic joint pain among people with haemophilia [PDF]
Joint pain related to haemophilia affects large numbers of people and has a significant impact on their quality of life. This article reviews evidence about behavioural and psychological aspects of joint pain in haemophilia, and considers that evidence ...
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: This study aimed to determine the effect of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced mastitis with or without nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) on dairy cows' clinical, physiological, and behavioral responses in the milking parlor and freestalls as ...
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The assessment of pain in older people [PDF]
Pain is under-recognised and under-treated in older people. It is a subjective, personal experience, only known to the person who suffers. The assessment of pain is particularly challenging in the presence of severe cognitive impairment, communication ...
Closs, S.J. +4 more
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Multidimensional screening for predicting pain problems in adults : a systematic review of screening tools and validation studies [PDF]
Screening tools allowing to predict poor pain outcomes are widely used. Often these screening tools contain psychosocial risk factors. This review (1) identifies multidimensional screening tools that include psychosocial risk factors for the development ...
Abegglen +122 more
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Assessment of pain in older people : where are we now and what needs to be done? [PDF]
The purpose of this paper is to present the findings of a review of the literature into pain and older people. The funded study was part of the development of an annotated bibliography published in August 2005. The review included all major databases and
Clarke, Amanda +5 more
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Pain management following new and long-standing spinal cord injury: A pilot study of changes in pain intensity experienced during the day [PDF]
The aim of the study was to examine variations in pain intensity during the day experienced by patients with spinal cord injury. Fourteen consecutive patients had clinical and demographic data recorded.
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