Community nurses' support for patients with fibromyalgia who use cannabis to manage pain

Andrews, Natasha J; Phillips, Adele

doi:10.12968/bjcn.2021.26.2.92

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“…In addition, FCNs provide tertiary health care, supporting patients, families, and communities in illness management in different clinical settings, such as vascular disease management [ 65 ], psoriasis and eczema [ 18 , 66 ], fibromyalgia [ 67 ], arthritis [ 68 , 69 ], and chronic pain [ 70 , 71 ]. Review results have demonstrated how FCNs face challenges in the entire community in tertiary health care, especially for particular and fragile categories [ 72 , 73 , 74 ].…”

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The State of the Evidence about the Family and Community Nurse: A Systematic Review

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Caruso

Cossu³

et al. 2022

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Introduction. The increase in chronic degenerative diseases poses many challenges to the efficacy and sustainability of healthcare systems, establishing the family and community nurse (FCN) who delivers primary care as a strategic role. FCNs, indeed, can embrace the complexity of the current healthcare demand, sustain the ageing of the population, and focus on illness prevention and health promotion, ensuring a continuous and coordinated integration between hospitals and primary care ser. The literature on FCNs is rich but diverse. This study aimed to critically summarise the literature about the FCN, providing an overall view of the recent evidence. Methods. A state-of-art systematic review was performed on PubMed, CINAHL, and Scopus, employing the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement and checklist to guide the search and reporting. Results. Five interpretative themes emerged from the 90 included articles: clinical practice, core competencies, outcomes, Organisational and educational models, and advanced training program. Conclusions. FCNs can make a major contribution to a population’s health, playing a key role in understanding and responding to patients’ needs. Even if the investment in prevention does not guarantee immediate required strategies and foresight on the part of decisionmakers, it is imperative to invest more political, institutional, and economic resources to support and ensure the FCNs’ competencies and their professional autonomy.

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The State of the Evidence about the Family and Community Nurse: A Systematic Review

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Cossu³

et al. 2022

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“…[6] Nevertheless, the on-site implementation of appropriate management plans remains difficult. [7] To resolve this, we aim to collect weekly feedback from the patient and the caregiver to explore the effects and possibilities of our model and identify the necessary revisions therein.…”

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Improving quality of life for a patient with fibromyalgia and their caregiver: A protocol for the application of the integrative medical service model

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Objectives: Patients with incurable diseases experience difficulty carrying out activities of daily living and rely on caregivers. Caregivers of patients with fibromyalgia (FM) are unable to understand the extent of the patients’ suffering because the pain sites are invisible. To address this problem, this study will apply an integrative healthcare service model to a single FM case to manage pain and enhance the quality of life and, subsequently, gather feedback from different sources regarding the treatment. This paper presents the study protocol. Methods: We will conduct an observational study to gather quantitative and qualitative feedback from various perspectives regarding the application of an integrative healthcare service program for FM patients developed in Korea for an FM patient–caregiver pair. The program will comprise eight 100-minute weekly sessions, during which integrative services that combine Western and Oriental medicines (Korean traditional medicine) will be provided to enhance pain management and quality of life. The feedback collected after each session will be reflected in the next session’ content. Results: The results will comprise the feedback from the patient and caregiver in accordance with revisions made to the program. Conclusions: The results will provide basic data for optimizing an integrative healthcare service system in Korea for patients suffering from chronic pain owing to diseases such as FM.

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“…These patterns of consumption appear to have established across the European Union. New psychoactive substances are also used as a tool for managing chronic pain [ 3 , 4 ], as well as in social isolation associated with the COVID-19 pandemic [ 5 , 6 ].…”

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Analysis of Relationships between DAT1 Polymorphism Variants, Personality Dimensions, and Anxiety in New Psychoactive Substance (Designer Drug) (NPS) Users

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Masiak

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The use of ‘new psychoactive substances’ appears to be increasingly common. The aim of this study was to examine biological and personality determinants in individuals who choose to use these substances, which may help in the prevention and treatment of psychoactive substance use disorders. The study group consisted of 374 male volunteers; all were users of ‘new psychoactive substances’ (NPS). The NPS users were recruited after they had abstained—for at least 3 months—from any substance of abuse in addiction treatment facilities. The NPS patients and the control subjects were examined by a psychiatrist using the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I.), the NEO Five-Factor Personality Inventory (NEO-FFI), and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) scales. The real-time PCR method was used for genotyping. When we compared the controls with the study group, statistically significant interactions were found between DAT1 polymorphism, neuroticism, and NPS use. NPS use and DAT1 polymorphism were associated with a higher level of neuroticism on the NEO-FFI scale. The study group of NPS users showed a higher severity of anxiety symptoms, both in terms of trait and state, compared to the control group. The results may support the idea that neuroticism and anxiety correlate strongly with coping motives for using NPS.

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Community nurses' support for patients with fibromyalgia who use cannabis to manage pain

Cited by 3 publications

References 26 publications

The State of the Evidence about the Family and Community Nurse: A Systematic Review

The State of the Evidence about the Family and Community Nurse: A Systematic Review

Improving quality of life for a patient with fibromyalgia and their caregiver: A protocol for the application of the integrative medical service model

Analysis of Relationships between DAT1 Polymorphism Variants, Personality Dimensions, and Anxiety in New Psychoactive Substance (Designer Drug) (NPS) Users

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