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Pain in intensive care unit patients—A longitudinal study

Authors :
Brita F. Olsen
Berit T. Valeberg
Morten Jacobsen
Milada C. Småstuen
Kathleen Puntillo
Tone Rustøen
Source :
Nursing Open, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 224-231 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Wiley, 2021.

Abstract

Abstract Aim To assess occurrence of pain during the first 6 days of intensive care unit (ICU) stay and evaluate associations between occurrence of pain and selected patient‐related variables. Design A longitudinal study. Methods Adult ICU patients from three units were included. Patients' pain was assessed with valid pain assessment tools every 8 hr during their first 6 days in ICU. Possible associations between occurrence of pain and selected patient‐related variables were modelled using multiple logistic regression. Results When pain was assessed regularly with pain assessment tools, 10% of patients were in pain at rest and 27% were in pain during turning. The proportions of patients who were in pain were significantly higher for patients able to self‐report pain, compared with patients not able to self‐report (p

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20541058
Volume :
8
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nursing Open
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.710d7e81251c47f4a92e488477110e22
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.621