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KMID : 0607720100210030311
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Journal of Korean Community Nursing
2010 Volume.21 No. 3 p.311 ~ p.320
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A Survey on the Customized Visiting Nurse’s Assessment and Management of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in Older Adults
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Yang Soon-Ok
Lee Seung-Hee
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Abstract
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Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the status of visiting nurses assessment and management of
chronic musculoskeletal pain in older adults.
Methods: The subjects of this study were 285 visiting nurses working at 24 public health centers located in Seoul, Gyeonggi-do, and Gangwon-do. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire from June to July, 2008. The SPSS/WIN 13.0 program was used for data analysis.
Results: Of the visiting nurses, 195 (77.4%) reported lack of pain education for nurses. The education of exercise
(83.3%) was used most frequently by nurses as a pain intervention. Barriers to effective pain management were inadequate pain management guidelines and lack of pain education for nurses.
Conclusion: It is necessary to develop evidence-based nursing interventions for pain management and to develop systematic educational programs for visiting nurses management of chronic musculoskeletal pain.
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KEYWORD
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Nurses, Aged, Pain measurement, Nursing care
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