A Pain Management Relief Plan

Angelucci, Donna; Quinn, Linda; Handlin, David S.

doi:10.1097/00006247-199810000-00019

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“…Pain management is an important part of nursing practise (Carroll & Bowsher, 1993; McCloskey & Bulechek, 1996; Angelucci et al ., 1998). There are many categories of pain sensation including burning, pricking, pinching, and cramping, and thus many methods for the management of pain.…”

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Effect of local application of cold or heat for relief of pricking pain

Saeki

2002

Nursing & Health Sciences

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The present study was designed to determine the effect of the application of cold or heat on the sensation of pricking pain based on autonomic responses. Electrical stimulation was applied to the antebrachium or brachium of subjects as an artificial pricking pain, and skin blood flow (BF) and skin conductance level (SCL) at the fingertip were measured. Pain sensation was evaluated using the visual analog scale. Pain stimulation produced a significant increase in SCL and a significant decrease in BF at both the antebrachium and brachium. Application of cold to the stimulation site using an ice-water pack reduced BF and SCL responses and pain sensation. Application of heat using a hot water bottle caused a significant increase in pain sensation and enhancement of BF and SCL responses. These results suggest that application of cold promotes relief of pricking pain sensation and suppression of autonomic responses, and that application of heat has no such effect. It is important that nurses ascertain the type of pain or source of pain and take proper measures for its relief.

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Effect of local application of cold or heat for relief of pricking pain

Saeki

2002

Nursing & Health Sciences

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“…Pain control is one of the main tasks of nurses [ 11 ]. By alleviating pain, the patient’s acceptance of treatment increases, and thus the quality of life improves [ 12 ].…”

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The effect of topically administered lavender aromatherapy on the pain of insulin injection in diabetic patients: a double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial

DEMİRAĞ¹,

HİNTİSTAN²,

BULUT³

2022

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

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Background/aim Needle phobia occurs in more than half of diabetic patients due to the pain caused by frequent insulin injections. Therefore, this study evaluated the effect of topically administered lavender aromatherapy on the pain of insulin injections in diabetic patients. Materials and methods In this double-blind randomized controlled and experimental study, patients who met the study criteria were divided into three groups; topical lavender oil (n = 60), placebo (n = 60), and control (n = 60) groups. The data were collected using the “Patient Information Form”, the “Follow-up Form”, the “Verbal Category Scale (VCS)”, and the “Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)”. Results The results revealed no significant difference between the patients in the topical lavender oil group before and during the insulin injection in terms of VAS and VCS pain scores (p > 0.05). In the placebo and control groups, the mean VAS and VCS pain scores during insulin injection were found to be significantly higher than before insulin injection (p < 0.05). Besides, the mean VAS and VCS scores during insulin injection were significantly higher in the placebo and control groups than the topical lavender oil group (p < 0.05). Conclusion The study showed that patients who were administered topical lavender oil felt less pain after insulin injection than those in the placebo and control groups. Therefore, topically applied lavender aromatherapy can be easily used for pain control in insulin-dependent diabetic patients (clinical trial number NCT04767737).

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