The association of patients' daily summarized self-rated “real-time” pain scores with physical recovery after major surgery – A repeated measurement design
2020 (English)In: Nursing Open, E-ISSN 2054-1058, Vol. 7, no 1, p. 307-318
Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Aim:
To determine the associations of patients' documented self-rated pain with self-rated early postoperative physical recovery.
Design:
Observational with repeated measures.
Methods:
General and orthopaedic inpatients (N = 479) were during the period 2012–2015 screened for pain. Individual daily median pain scores at rest and during activity were based on 4–9 self-ratings on postoperative days 1 and 2, using the Numeric Rating Scale. Nine items reflecting physical recovery from the “Postoperative Recovery Profile” were used in a questionnaire.
Results:
Associations between median pain scores on postoperative day 1 and physical recovery (fatigue, sleeping difficulties, bladder function, mobilization, muscle weakness and personal hygiene) the same day were found. Additionally, associations were found between median pain scores on day 1 and physical recovery (fatigue, sleeping difficulties, mobilization and muscle weakness) on day 2.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
John Wiley & Sons, 2020. Vol. 7, no 1, p. 307-318
Keywords [en]
numeric rating scale, nurse, nursing, pain, pain assessment, postoperative care, recovery, repeated measures
National Category
Nursing
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-46871DOI: 10.1002/nop2.392ISI: 000493717500001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85074769403Local ID: GOA HHJ 2020OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-46871DiVA, id: diva2:1371892
Funder
Futurum - Academy for Health and Care, Jönköping County Council, Sweden, 598311Medical Research Council of Southeast Sweden (FORSS), 3768512019-11-212019-11-212025-10-13Bibliographically approved