Pain Management in Healthcare Practice
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032). This special issue belongs to the section "Pain Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 1539
Special Issue Editor
Interests: pain management strategies including music, vision, exercise, humour, massage, use of play therapies and gardening activities; enhance quality of living and quality of life for older persons
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
People are suffering from acute or chronic pain due to work, diseases, etc. Pain is associated with significant physical and psychosocial incapacities, and interferes with people’s daily and social activities. Persistent pain is associated with various adverse outcomes, including functional impairment, cognitive failure, depression, anxiety, falls, sleep and appetite disturbances, reduced social interaction and unnecessary healthcare use and expenditures [1].
Pain is usually inadequately managed. Analgesics remain the primary approach to pain management, but people worry about adverse drug reactions. Non-pharmacological strategies, including pain education programmes, exercise programmes, massage, relaxation therapies, cognitive-behavioural therapy, listening to music, visual stimulation and motivational interviewing, are becoming increasingly popular [2].
This Special Issue aims to serve as a platform for new scientific evidence on pain management in healthcare practice. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the keywords listed below.
References
- Zis, P.; Daskalaki, A.; Bountouni, I.; Sykioti, P.; Varrassi, G.; Paladini, A. Depression and chronic pain in the elderly: Links and management challenges. Clin. Interv. Aging, 2017, 12, 709–720. https://doi.org/10.2147/CIA .S113576
- Abdulla, A.; Adams, N.; Bone, M.; Elliott, A. M.; Gaffin, J.; Jones, D.; Knaggs, R.; Martin, D.; Sampson, L.; Schofield, P. Guidance on the management of pain in older people. Age Ageing, 2013, 42(Suppl 1), i1–i57. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afs200
Prof. Dr. Mimi M.Y. Tse
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- pain
- acute pain
- chronic pain
- older adults
- depression
- non-pharmacological
- exercise
- healthcare
- home care
- dyadic pain management