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Pressure ulcer related pain in community populations: a prevalence survey

BACKGROUND: Pressure ulcers are costly to the healthcare provider and can have a major impact on patient’s quality of life. One of the most distressing symptoms reported is pain. There is very little published data on the prevalence and details of pain experienced by patients with pressure ulcers, p...

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Autores principales: McGinnis, Elizabeth, Briggs, Michelle, Collinson, Michelle, Wilson, Lyn, Dealey, Carol, Brown, Julia, Coleman, Susanne, Stubbs, Nikki, Stevenson, Rebecca, Nelson, E Andrea, Nixon, Jane
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Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4094922/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25024642
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6955-13-16
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author McGinnis, Elizabeth
Briggs, Michelle
Collinson, Michelle
Wilson, Lyn
Dealey, Carol
Brown, Julia
Coleman, Susanne
Stubbs, Nikki
Stevenson, Rebecca
Nelson, E Andrea
Nixon, Jane
author_facet McGinnis, Elizabeth
Briggs, Michelle
Collinson, Michelle
Wilson, Lyn
Dealey, Carol
Brown, Julia
Coleman, Susanne
Stubbs, Nikki
Stevenson, Rebecca
Nelson, E Andrea
Nixon, Jane
author_sort McGinnis, Elizabeth
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description BACKGROUND: Pressure ulcers are costly to the healthcare provider and can have a major impact on patient’s quality of life. One of the most distressing symptoms reported is pain. There is very little published data on the prevalence and details of pain experienced by patients with pressure ulcers, particularly in community populations. The study was conducted in two community NHS sites in the North of England. METHODS: The aim was to estimate the prevalence of pressure area related pain within a community population. We also explored the type and severity of the pain and its association with pressure ulcer classification. A cross-sectional survey was performed of community nurses caseloads to identify adult patients with pressure ulcers and associated pain. Consenting patients then had a full pain assessment and verification of pressure ulcer grade. RESULTS: A total of 287 patients were identified with pressure ulcers (0.51 per 1000 adult population). Of the 176 patients who were asked, 133 (75.6%) reported pain. 37 patients consented to a detailed pain assessment. Painful pressure ulcers of all grades and on nearly all body sites were identified. Pain intensity was not related to number or severity of pressure ulcer. Both inflammatory and neuropathic pain were reported at all body sites however the proportion of neuropathic pain was greater in pressure ulcers on lower limbs. CONCLUSIONS: This study has identified the extent and type of pain suffered by community patients with pressure ulcers and indicates the need for systematic and regular pain assessment and treatment.
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spelling pubmed-40949222014-07-15 Pressure ulcer related pain in community populations: a prevalence survey McGinnis, Elizabeth Briggs, Michelle Collinson, Michelle Wilson, Lyn Dealey, Carol Brown, Julia Coleman, Susanne Stubbs, Nikki Stevenson, Rebecca Nelson, E Andrea Nixon, Jane BMC Nurs Research Article BACKGROUND: Pressure ulcers are costly to the healthcare provider and can have a major impact on patient’s quality of life. One of the most distressing symptoms reported is pain. There is very little published data on the prevalence and details of pain experienced by patients with pressure ulcers, particularly in community populations. The study was conducted in two community NHS sites in the North of England. METHODS: The aim was to estimate the prevalence of pressure area related pain within a community population. We also explored the type and severity of the pain and its association with pressure ulcer classification. A cross-sectional survey was performed of community nurses caseloads to identify adult patients with pressure ulcers and associated pain. Consenting patients then had a full pain assessment and verification of pressure ulcer grade. RESULTS: A total of 287 patients were identified with pressure ulcers (0.51 per 1000 adult population). Of the 176 patients who were asked, 133 (75.6%) reported pain. 37 patients consented to a detailed pain assessment. Painful pressure ulcers of all grades and on nearly all body sites were identified. Pain intensity was not related to number or severity of pressure ulcer. Both inflammatory and neuropathic pain were reported at all body sites however the proportion of neuropathic pain was greater in pressure ulcers on lower limbs. CONCLUSIONS: This study has identified the extent and type of pain suffered by community patients with pressure ulcers and indicates the need for systematic and regular pain assessment and treatment. BioMed Central 2014-06-21 /pmc/articles/PMC4094922/ /pubmed/25024642 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6955-13-16 Text en Copyright © 2014 McGinnis et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited.
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Collinson, Michelle
Wilson, Lyn
Dealey, Carol
Brown, Julia
Coleman, Susanne
Stubbs, Nikki
Stevenson, Rebecca
Nelson, E Andrea
Nixon, Jane
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4094922/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25024642
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6955-13-16
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