Article
Anesthesiology
Ryan C. Costantino, Laura E. Gressler, Krista B. Highland, Elisabeth M. Oehrlein, Ester Villalonga-Olives, Eleanor M. Perfetto
Summary: This study aims to evaluate the patient-centeredness and psychometric properties of the Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale 2.0 (DVPRS) as a patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) for pain assessment in the military population. The assessment found that the DVPRS lacks sufficient evidence of content validity, construct validity, and patient-centeredness. Therefore, further development and validation, including meaningful patient engagement, are needed to meet current PROM standards and best practices.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Michael J. Buys, Zachary Anderson, Kimberlee Bayless, Chong Zhang, Angela P. Presson, Julie Hales, Benjamin S. Brooke
Summary: This retrospective cohort study compared opioid use patterns between Veterans who were discharged to a skilled care facility and those who went home after orthopedic surgery at a VA hospital. The study found that patients discharged to a skilled care facility used opioids for twice as long as those who were discharged home. Consequently, skilled care providers should adapt nonopioid pain modalities and strategies for opioid reduction in their facilities.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Brandon L. Boring, Kaitlyn T. Walsh, Namrata Nanavaty, Brandon W. Ng, Vani A. Mathur
Summary: Factors such as personal motivations, trust in providers, and financial concerns impact how individuals report pain. People may overstate pain to receive better medical responses, but some choose not to exaggerate their pain. Biases in perception of one's own and others' pain may lead to distortion in pain reporting.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Anesthesiology
Shirin Modarresi, Michael J. Lukacs, Maryam Ghodrati, Shahan Salim, Joy C. MacDermid, David M. Walton
Summary: This study conducted a systematic review of the measurement properties of the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) and the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) as patient-reported outcome measures in neck pain research. The results showed that the NPRS and VAS have good-to-excellent test-retest reliability, clinically important differences, and moderate associations with the Neck Disability Index. However, further research is needed to determine the extent to which these measures reflect outcomes that are important to patients.
CLINICAL JOURNAL OF PAIN
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Maria Gazquez-Lopez, Inmaculada Garcia-Garcia, Alberto Gonzalez-Garcia, Adelina Martin-Salvador, Maria Angeles Perez-Morente, Encarnacion Martinez-Garcia, Maria Adelaida Alvarez-Serrano
Summary: This study aims to update the AIDS Attitudes Scale for Nursing Students by adapting it to the sociocultural context and analyzing its reliability and structural validity. The results from questionnaires answered by 213 undergraduate nursing students were analyzed, showing that the new scale has a four-factor model: professional practice, social integration, partner and family, and benevolent stigma. The new scale is a psychometrically sound instrument for assessing attitudes towards people living with HIV/AIDS in nursing students.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Peyton Link, Aardhra M. Venkatachalam, Veronica Aguilera, Sonja E. Stutzman, DaiWai M. Olson
Summary: The study revealed limitations in the face validity of the NRS and the high variance in NRS scores reaffirmed the subjectivity of pain perception. This calls into question the utility of using NRS scores to determine analgesic dosages.
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE NURSING
(2021)
Article
Nursing
Christopher Holmberg, Axel Wolf, Maja M. Olsson, Birgit Heckemann
Summary: Research shows that education and interaction with older adults significantly influence nurses' attitudes towards older people and their perceptions of caring for older patients. Having an older family member, extensive work experience, and working in administrative positions are associated with more positive attitudes, while working in home care or assisted living, having education in geriatrics/gerontology, and frequent interaction with older patients are associated with less favorable general attitudes but more positive perceptions of caring for the oldest-old patients.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Anesthesiology
Raheleh Baharloo, Jose C. Principe, Roger B. Fillingim, Margaret R. Wallace, Baiming Zou, Paul L. Crispen, Hari K. Parvataneni, Hernan A. Prieto, Tiago N. Machuca, Xinlei Mi, Steven J. Hughes, Gregory J. A. Murad, Parisa Rashidi, Patrick J. Tighe
Summary: The study shows that wavelet analysis can extract temporal patterns of acute pain intensity from clinically documented records, and these patterns can predict pain outcomes on postoperative day 30.
ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA
(2021)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Robin M. Pokrzywinski, Ahmed M. Soliman, Michael C. Snabes, Jun Chen, Hugh S. Taylor, Karin S. Coyne
Summary: The study demonstrated the utility and responsiveness of separate numerical rating scales for assessing worst pain in women with moderate to severe endometriosis-associated pain, and identified initial thresholds for clinically meaningful change.
FERTILITY AND STERILITY
(2021)
Article
Anesthesiology
Martin Elstad Myrenget, Petter C. Borchgrevink, Tone Rustoen, Stephen Butler, Dagfinn Thorsvik, Milada C. Smastuen, Reidun Sandvik
Summary: Pain management for patients with dementia is challenging due to their inability to communicate their pain. This study found that 68% of nursing home residents with dementia experienced moderate to severe chronic pain, with over half of them classified as chronic primary pain without underlying disease.
Article
Psychiatry
Kate St Cyr, Anthony Nazarov, Tri Le, Maede Nouri, Priyonto Saha, Callista A. Forchuk, Vanessa Soares, Sonya G. Wanklyn, Brian M. Bird, Brent D. Davis, Lisa King, Felicia Ketcheson, J. Don Richardson
Summary: Nearly half of the treatment-seeking sample reported current cannabis use for medical or recreational purposes, emphasizing the importance of screening military members and Veterans seeking mental health treatment for cannabis use prior to commencing treatment.
Review
Nursing
Sara Clemens, Walter Wodchis, Katherine McGilton, Kimberlyn McGrail, Meghan McMahon
Summary: The relationship between staffing levels and quality in long-term care remains mixed, with higher levels generally supporting better outcomes. Some categories of nursing staff may be more effective at improving certain quality indicators, but there has been minimal improvement in study quality over the past decade.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Melinda Nicola, Helen Correia, Graeme Ditchburn, Peter D. Drummond
Summary: Increasing evidence suggests that invalidation of chronic pain symptoms through disbelief, discrediting, and critical judgement has a damaging impact. Over-attentiveness to daily tasks of pain sufferers by caregivers can also be problematic. This study developed a tool to measure different aspects of invalidation perceived by people with chronic pain, which demonstrated sound psychometric properties and can be used by clinicians to detect pain-invalidation issues.
Article
Anesthesiology
Zachary L. Mannes, Carol A. Malte, Mark Olfson, Melanie M. Wall, Katherine M. Keyes, Silvia S. Martins, Magdalena Cerda, Jaimie L. Gradus, Andrew J. Saxon, Salomeh Keyhani, Charles Maynard, Ofir Livne, David S. Fink, Sarah Gutkind, Deborah S. Hasin
Summary: In the United States, cannabis is being used more often to manage chronic pain. This study looked at trends in cannabis use disorders (CUDs) among Veterans Health Administration (VHA) patients with chronic pain, and whether these trends varied by age. The study found that CUD prevalence has increased more among VHA patients with chronic pain, particularly among those age ≥65.
Article
Nursing
Krista Beth Highland, Nicholas A. Giordano, Keri Kirk, Winifred Rojas, Lyn Robinson-Morris, Monika Krzyzek
Summary: This study evaluated the feasibility and patient-reported impact of an app-based patient pain education program, showing that most patients were interested and satisfied with this educational approach. The findings suggest that implementing app-based pain education across various clinic settings is well-received by patients.
PAIN MANAGEMENT NURSING
(2021)