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- Title
PAIN PATTERN IN PATIENTS WITH LEG ULCERS.
- Authors
Andrade Silveira, Isabelle; Baptista de Oliveira, Beatriz Guitton Renaud; Pereira de Oliveira, Aretha; Carvalho Andrade, Nelson
- Abstract
Objective: to evaluate the pain pattern of patients with leg ulcers. Method: it is an exploratory, descriptive, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach performed in a university hospital with a sample of 40 patients. Data collection was performed by an instrument composed of patient identification, wound characteristics and pain evaluation (McGill questionnaire and Numerical Pain Scale). The data were organized by spreadsheets in the Microsoft Excel application, analyzed by descriptive statistics, organized in tables. Results: the pain was characterized as pinched, pricked, throbbing, needled, nauseous and burning, with a moderate to strong intensity pattern. It appears at dusk, worsens in orthostatic position, requiring medication and elevation of limbs for control. Conclusion: the chosen words demonstrated that the pain has nociceptive and neuropathic character. It is important to evaluate the pain multidimensionally to guide the nursing interventions aiming at the effective control of pain.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; LEG ulcers; RESEARCH methodology; PAIN; SENSORY perception; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH; WOUND healing; QUANTITATIVE research; EDUCATIONAL attainment; MCGILL Pain Questionnaire; PAIN measurement; CROSS-sectional method; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Journal of Nursing UFPE / Revista de Enfermagem UFPE, 2017, Vol 11, Issue 2, p617
- ISSN
1981-8963
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5205/reuol.10263-91568-1-RV.1102201717