Opportunities for improvement of the pain management system in Karlovac County

Bol je individualan doživljaj koji se uvijek može karakterizirati kao neugodan osjećaj. Prisutnost boli u čovječanstvu postoji od kada je i civilizacije samo su se mijenjala shvaćanja o pojmu, uzrocima boli i pristup liječenju boli, sve od najstarijih civilizacija koje su živjele u razdoblju prije Krista, pa do danas. Ona je glavni uzrok onesposobljenosti ljudi u cijelome svijetu i na različite načine utječe na ponašanje i percepciju boli kod pojedinca ovisno o čimbenicima koji sudjeluju u stvaranju doživljaja boli.U današnje vrijeme kronična bol predstavlja veliki javnozdravstveni problem, a pristup u liječenju takvih vrsta boli mora biti multidisciplinaran. Veliku ulogu u intervenciji liječenja boli na svim razinama, primarnoj, sekundarnoj i tercijarnoj imaju medicinske sestre. Na području Karlovačke županije postoji organiziran sustav zdravstvene zaštite i Ambulanta za bol, kao i mogućnosti unapređenja liječenja boli u usporedbi s drugim sličnim sustavima. Predmet ovog diplomskog rada je upoznati se s mogućnostima liječenja boli u okviru Karlovačke županije. Ciljevi diplomskog rada su: definirati pojam boli, analizirati vrste i metode liječenja boli; definirati ulogu medicinskih sestara u pristupu liječenja boli; analizirati postojeće stanje i mogućnosti liječenja boli u Karlovačkoj županiji; donijeti zaključke na osnovu provedenih analiza.
Pain is an individual experience, that can always be described as a nunpleasant feeling. The presence of pain exists since the civilization itself, the only things that have been changing are the understanding of the term, causes of the pain and the approach to pain management, from ancient civilizations that lived in the period before Christ, until today. It is a major cause of disability of people around the world and different impact on behavior and pain perception in humans, depending on such factors involved in the formation of pain. Nowadays, chronic pain is a serious problem for the state, and the approach in treating this kind of pain needs to be multidisciplinary. A major role in the interference of pain on all levels, primary, secondary and tertiary, have nurses. On the territory of Karlovac County, there is an organized health care system and an outpatient Clinic for pain treatment, as well as opportunities of improving the treatment of pain, in comparison with other similar systems.The subject of this work is presenting opportunities for pain treatment with in the Karlovac County. The objectives of the thesis are: to define the concept of pain; analyze the types and methods of pain treatment; define the role of nurses in the pain treatment approach; analyze the current situation and pain treatment options in Karlovac County; draw conclusions based on the conducted analyzes.