Jan 19, 2023

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients dying of cancer, racial and ethnic inequities in opioid access are substantial and persistent, according to a study published online Jan. 10 i...

Jan 17, 2023

TUESDAY, Jan. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Preoperative touch/relaxation and intraoperative acupuncture treatments are effective for reducing anxiety and pain in the gynecological oncology surgical se...

Jan 16, 2023

The following is a summary of "Quality of Telehealth-Delivered Inpatient Palliative Care During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic," published in the JANUARY 2023 issue of Pain and Symptom Management by Soli...

Jan 16, 2023

The following is a summary of "Application of Minimal Clinically Important Differences in Palliative Research: Interpretation of Results of a Systematic Review," published in the December 2022 issue o...

Jan 16, 2023

The following is a summary of "Barriers to Palliative Care Access in Patients With Intellectual Disability: A Scoping Review," published in the December 2022 issue of Pain and Symptom Management by Ve...

Jan 12, 2023

The following is the summary of “Use of Aromatherapy for Pediatric Surgical Patients” published in the December 2022 issue of Pain management by Czarnecki, et al. Many things can cause chil...

Jan 12, 2023

The following is the summary of “A Novel Measure of Pain Location in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease” published in the December 2022 issue of Pain management by Abudawood, et al. Despite th...

Jan 12, 2023

The following is the summary of “Pain Management and Substance Use Disorders” published in the December 2022 issue of Pain Management by Sowicz, et al. Individuals who suffer from co-occurr...

Jan 11, 2023

TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Three in 10 adults with chronic pain in states with medical cannabis laws report using cannabis to manage their pain, according to a study published online J...

Jan 11, 2023

TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A simple letter intervention highlighting a new mandate to check the prescription monitoring program (PMP) before prescribing controlled substances, with or ...

Jan 07, 2023

FRIDAY, Jan. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- In consensus guidelines issued by the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine and published online Jan. 5 in Regional Anesthesia & Pain M...

Jan 07, 2023

FRIDAY, Jan. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Implementation of a restrictive opioid prescription protocol (ROPP) -- prescribing an opioid supply of three or fewer days -- to surgical patients after hospit...

Jan 06, 2023

THURSDAY, Jan. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A patient-centered text message-based platform can enhance self-efficacy of symptom management for patients with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome ...

Jan 05, 2023

The following is a summary of the “Effect of Parental Presence on Pain Levels of Children During Invasive Procedures: A Systematic Review" published in the October 2022 issue of Pain Management Nurs...

Jan 04, 2023

The following is a summary of "A Systematic Review of Virtual Reality Therapeutics for Acute Pain Management" published in the October 2022 issue of Pain Management Nursing by Dreesmann et al. ...

Jan 04, 2023

TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Primary care physician (PCP)-specialist cotraining yields changes in specialist care that improve patient experiences, according to a study published online J...

Jan 03, 2023

The following is a summary of "A Quality Initiative Incorporating Tablet Technology to Facilitate Nonpharmacologic Pain Intervention Use in the Hospital" published in the October 2022 issue of Pain Ma...

Jan 03, 2023

The following is a summary of "Psychosocial and Sensory Factors Contribute to Self-Reported Pain and Quality of Life in Young Adults with Irritable Bowel Syndrome" published in the October 2022 issue ...

Jan 02, 2023

The following is a summary of "Understanding Nurse Characteristics that Influence Assessment and Intention to Treat Pain in Postoperative Patients: An Integrative Literature Review" published in the O...

Dec 30, 2022

FRIDAY, Dec. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A higher proportion of women than men with employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) report that they are unable to afford needed health care, according to a researc...