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Pain associated with pressure injury: A qualitative study of community-based, home-dwelling individuals.
- Source :
- Journal of Advanced Nursing (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.); Dec2017, Vol. 73 Issue 12, p3061-3069, 9p
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Aims The aim of this study was to provide deep insights into the pain associated with pressure injuries in home-dwelling individuals using narrative accounts. Background Pressure injuries or pressure ulcers are burdensome and costly. Prevalence data, surveys and systematic reviews demonstrate that pain associated with pressure injury is widespread, but voices of home-dwelling patients have remained largely unheard. Design Concurrent mixed methods case study of a UK community of approximately 50,000 adults. Methods Qualitative interviews, conducted in 2016, of 12 home-dwelling adult participants with a current pressure injury ( n = 10), or a recently healed pressure injury ( n = 2). Findings Pain had an adverse impact on activities of daily living, mobility and sleep. Participants described days that were clouded in pain; a pain they felt was poorly understood and often out of control. Thematic content analysis revealed two major themes; these are: Poorly controlled pain: 'I just want the pain to go away'; and, Uncertainty for the future: 'it almost seems insurmountable.' Conclusion Findings of our study support the need to develop an appropriate assessment tool for pressure injury patients in the community to enable healthcare professionals and patients to recognize and manage pressure injury-related pain effectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PRESSURE ulcers
CONTENT analysis
HOME nursing
INTERVIEWING
RESEARCH methodology
CASE studies
RESEARCH funding
STATISTICAL sampling
SLEEP
UNCERTAINTY
PAIN management
ACTIVITIES of daily living
THEMATIC analysis
BODY movement
INDEPENDENT living
HUMAN research subjects
PATIENT selection
NARRATIVES
PATIENTS' attitudes
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03092402
- Volume :
- 73
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Advanced Nursing (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 126244431
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13370