• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.234-244
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• 2020

Background: Chronic pain affects approximately 22% of the world's population. Opioids can be useful in chronic pain management. However, some patients have negative perception of opioids. The purpose of this research was to evaluate patients' perception about opioids and investigate problems associated with prescribing and taking opioids in South Korea. Methods: Patients who visited a pain clinic in 14 university hospitals of South Korea from September through October 2018 were asked to complete anonymous questionnaires about taking opioids. Results: Of the 368 patients that were surveyed (female 53.3%, male 46.7%), 56.8% were prescribed opioids. In the opioid group, 92.8% patients had heard of opioids from their doctor and 72.6% of them had a positive perception about opioids. The side effects associated with opioid use were constipation (35.4%), dizziness (24.6%), nausea and vomiting (17.4%), dysuria (6.2%), and addiction (2.0%). In the no opioid group, the primary sources of information about opioids were doctors (49.2%), mass media (30.8%), and the internet (16.2%). The main reasons why 39.0% patients did not take opioids were fear of addiction (57.7%) and side effects (38.5%). There were 71.5% and 60.9% patients in the opioid and no opioid group, respectively, who wished to take opioids when their numeric rating scale pain score was ≥ 7. Conclusions: Perception of opioids among patients who take them was either neutral or positive. However, 39.0% patients who have not been prescribed opioids did not want an opioid prescription, citing fear of addiction and side effects as the primary reasons.

• Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.245-256
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• 2023

Background: Surgical and non-surgical periodontal procedures often lead to postoperative pain. Clinicians use pharmacological methods such as anesthetics, anti-inflammatory drugs, and analgesics for relief. However, the multitude of options makes it challenging to select the best approach for routine dental care. Objective: This review aimed to describe previous studies regarding the pharmacological management used for pain control during periodontal procedures as well as factors that may interfere with patients' perception of pain. Methods: We included studies (period of 2000-2023, whose approach corresponded to the pharmacological protocols used for preoperative, trans-operative, and postoperative pain control in adult patients undergoing surgical and non-surgical periodontal therapy. Results: A total of 32 studies were included in the analysis, of which 17 (53%) were related to anesthetic methods and 15 (47%) were related to therapeutic protocols (anti-inflammatory/analgesic agents). These studies predominantly involved nonsurgical periodontal procedures. Studies have reported that factors related to age, type of procedure, and anxiety can influence pain perception; however, only seven of these studies evaluated anxiety. Conclusions: Numerous methods for pain control can be applied in periodontal therapy, which are accomplished through anesthetic methods and/or therapeutic protocols. Factors such as anxiety, age, and type of procedure are related to pain perception in patients. Thus, it is the responsibility of dentists to evaluate each clinical situation and define the best protocol to follow based on the literature.

• 기본간호학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.63-70
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• 2011

Purpose: This study was done to examine the effects of aroma inhalation therapy on pain post tonsillectomy. Method: A non-equivalent control group pre- and post-test design was used. The research instruments used in this study were a pain perception measurement and vital signs (systolic & diastolic blood pressure and pulse rate levels). Twenty-five patients in the experimental group went through aroma inhalation therapy for ten minutes after the tonsillectomy. The aroma inhalation therapy used was a blended oil, a mixture of Lavender and Loman chamomile in the ratio of 2:1. The 25 patients in the control group did not receive the therapy. Before and after the experiment, both groups were tested for pain (pain perception and vital signs). Collected data were processed with the SPSS WIN. Ver. 14.0 program and analyzed using frequencies, percentages, ${\chi}^2$-test, Fisher's exact test, t-test and ANCOVA. Results: Pain perception of patients was not significantly reduced. However systolic and diastolic blood pressure and pulse rate were significantly reduced. Conclusion: The results of the study indicate that aroma inhalation is a partially effective nursing intervention to reduce the post-operative tonsillectomy pain.

• Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.329-336
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• 2021

Background: In the field of dentistry, topical anesthetics play an important role in reducing pain during needle pricks. The anesthetic property of betel leaves remain unexplored, even though they have been widely used for the treatment of various ailments. The purpose of this study was to compare and evaluate pain perception following topical application of lignocaine gel, clove gel, ice, and newly developed betel leaf extract gel during intraoral injection in children. Methods: Sixty children aged 6-10 years who met the inclusion criteria were divided into four groups. Topical anesthetic agents, 2% lignocaine (Lox-2% Jelly, Neon, Mumbai, India), 4.7% clove gel (Pain Out Dental Gel, Colgate Palmolive India Ltd, Solan, India), 10% betel leaf extract gel, and ice were applied to each group for one min, followed by administration of infiltration anesthesia. Pain perception was analyzed during needle insertion. The Wong Bakers FACES pain rating scale (WBFPRS) was used for subjective assessment and the Sound, Eye, Motor (SEM) scale for objective assessment. Recorded values were tabulated and subjected to appropriate statistical analysis using SPSS software with a P value set at 0.05. Results: The clove oil and betel leaf groups demonstrated the highest WBFPRS scores, followed by the ice and lignocaine groups. The clove, betel leaf extract, and ice groups showed equal and highest SEM scores, followed by the lignocaine group. The mean WBFPRS and mean SEM scores were statistically significant. Conclusion: Betel leaf extract gel is effective in reducing pain and can act as an alternative topical anesthetic agent.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.506-516
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• 2018

본 연구의 목적은 진행암 환자의 통증강도와 통증강도에 영향을 미치는 요인을 확인하는 것이다. 자료 수집은 설문지를 사용하여 2016년 6월 1일부터 9월 30일까지 수집하였다. 표본 크기는 종합병원 이상 상급병원 종양내과에 입원하거나 외래를 방문하는 진행암 환자 221명이었다. 자료 분석은 기술통계, Pearson 상관분석 및 단계적 다중 회귀분석으로 하였다. 진행암 환자의 일평균 통증강도는 4.23(${\pm}1.68$)점이었다. 통증강도에 영향을 미치는 요인은 질병지각(${\beta}=.27$, p<.001), 마약성 진통제에 대한 신념(${\beta}=.24$, p<.001), 교육수준(중학교, ${\beta}=.24$, p=.001), 월 가계경제 상태($${\geq_-}400$$, ${\beta}=.20$, p=.001), 성별(여성, ${\beta}=.14$, p=.017), 통증관리교육(${\beta}=-.14$ p=.020), 암 종류(췌장암, ${\beta}=.14$, p=.020)로 이들 변인에 의한 설명력은 28%이었다. 본 연구결과 진행암 환자가 느끼는 통증강도에 가장 중요한 영향을 미치는 요소는 질병지각과 마약성 진통제에 대한 신념이었다. 따라서 진행암 환자의 통증을 조절하기 위해 통증관리 지식과 진통제에 대한 신념뿐만 아니라 암에 대한 질병지각 개선이 포함된 통증관리 프로그램 개발이 필요한 것으로 생각된다.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.18-26
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• 2002

연구목적: 본 연구의 목적은 만성요통 환자에서 스트레스지각 및 통증지각과 대응전략 간의 관계를 알아보고자 하는데 있다. 본 연구에는 만성요통 환자 80명과 정상대조군 100명이 참여하였다. 방법: 스트레스인자 및 스트레스반응에 대한 지각은 각각 스트레스인자 지각척도 (Global Assessment of Recent Stress Scale) 및 스트레스반응 척도(Stress Response Inventory)를, 대응전략 및 통증지각은 각각 대응척도(The Way of Coping-revised) 및 통증지각척도(Pain Discomfort Scale)를 이용하여 평가하였다. 결과: 만성요통환자들이 정상대조군보다 일 및 직장, 대인관계, 대인관계의 변화, 질병 및 상해에 관련된 스트레스인자 지각점수, 전체 스트레스인자지각 정수가 각각 유의하게 더 높았다. 스트레스반응점수에서는 피로점수가 정상대조군보다 환자군에서 유의하게 더 높았으나, 통증지각에서는 양군 간에 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 대응전략에서는 환자군이 정상대조군에 비해 계획적 문제해결 및 긍정적 재평가를 더 많이 사용하였다. 환자군에서 통증지각은 전체 스트레스반응 점수, 질병 및 상해에 관련한 스트레스인자지각 점수와 각각 유의한 양상관성을 보였다. 도피 회피 점수는 연령과 유의한 음상관성을, 거리감두기 및 도피-회피 점수는 유의한 양상관성을 보였다. 한편 책임수용은 여자가 남자보다 더 유의하게 많이 사용하였다. 그러나 대응전략과 스트레스인자지각 및 스트레스반응 통증지각 간에는 각각 유의한 상관성을 보이지 않았다. 결론: 이상의 결과들은 만성요통환자들이 정상인에 비해 스트레스인자에 대한 지각이 더 높으나, 더 적극적인 대응을 하고 있음을 시사한다. 또한 환자군에서 사용하는 대응전략은 스트레스인자지각, 스트레스반응, 통증지각과 연관성을 보이지 않는 반면 사회인구학적 특정들과 연광성이 높음을 시사한다.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.437-445
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• 2014

Purpose: This study was done to identify pain perception (P-PER) by nurses and pain expression (P-EXP) by patients in critical care units (ICUs) and degree of agreement between nurses' P-PER and patients' P-EXP. Methods: Nurses' P-PER was measured with a self-administered questionnaire completed by 99 nurses working in ICUs during May, 2013. Patients' P-EXP was measured with the Critical Care Non-Verbal Pain Scale through observations of 31 ICU patients during nine nursing procedures (NPs) performed between May and July, 2013. Results: Nurses' P-PER was from 4.49 points for nasogastric tube (NGT) insertion to 0.83 for blood pressure (BP) measurement based on a 9-point scale, Patients' P-EXP was 4.48 points for NGT to 0.18 for BP measurement based on a 10-point scale. Eight NPs except oral care showed higher scores for nurses' P-PER than for patients' P-EXP. Position change (p=.019), subcutaneous injection (p<.001), blood sugar test (p<.001), and BP measurement (p<.001) showed significant differences between nurses' P-PER and patients' P-EXP. Conclusion: Nasogastric tube (NGT) insertion was scored highest by both nurses and patients. Eight NPs except 'oral care' showed nurses' P-PER was higher or similar to patients' P-EXP, which indicates that nurses may overestimate procedural pain experienced by patients.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.128-135
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• 2004

Purpose: Women who undergo gynecological surgery have moderate and severe sensation and distress of pain despite the advent of patient controlled analgesia (PCA). The purposes of this study were to describe perception of non-pharmacological therapy for postoperative pain control and examine changes of pain sensation and distress in women who had gynecological surgery. Method: The sample consisted of 52 women who were having gynecological surgery. Subjects who agreed to participate in the study were asked for their opinion about non-pharmacological approaches for postoperative pain control using a structured study questionnaire. Pain sensation and distress were assessed by VAS in the morning and afternoon for 2 days following the surgery. Result: About 50% of the subjects thought that non-pharmacological methods such as relaxation, music, massage, or meditation would be helpful for their postoperative pain control. If both pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapy were given for pain control, 96% of subjects reported it would be effective. Nurses can apply techniques of relaxation, deep breathing, meditation, and music therapy to surgical patients along with PCA. Expected sensation and distress of pain was high, but pain levels gradually decreased over time. However, subjects experienced moderate levels of pain postoperatively although they used PCA. Conclusion: The effect of a combined method of pharmacological and non-pharmacological approach needs to be tested if postoperative pain is to be decreased more.

• Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.357-365
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• 2020

Background: To evaluate the effectiveness of vibration as a counter-stimulatory measure in reducing subjective pain due to local anesthesia administration in children. Methods: Electronic databases (PubMed, Ovid SP, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials) were searched until April 2020. Studies were screened by titles and abstracts, followed by full text evaluation of the included studies. Results: A total of seven studies involving 376 children aged 5-17 years were included in the systematic review and meta-analysis. The meta-analysis compared vibration as a counter-stimulatory measure with no vibration as a comparator. The primary outcome evaluated was pain perception or subjective pain reported by the child. The secondary outcome evaluated was objective pain evaluated in each study. The pooled mean difference favored vibration to be effective for the first outcome. Conclusion: Within the limits of this systematic review, low quality evidence suggests that vibration as a counter-stimulatory measure is effective in reducing the subjective pain reported by children during local anesthesia administration.

• Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.135-141
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• 2019

Background: The fear of needle insertion and pain during anesthesia is a source of patient dissatisfaction in dentistry. Inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) remains the most common type of block and is in itself painful. Computer-controlled local anesthetic delivery (CCLAD) has been proven to reduce the pain associated with injection of anesthetics in various blocks. However, the efficacy of CCLAD for IANB in adults remains unknown. Methods: Sixty-four adult patients requiring bilateral IANB were selected and divided into two groups: group A (50 patients receiving IANB via CCLAD) and group B (50 patients receiving IANB using a conventional cartridge syringe). Pain perception and patient comfort were assessed using the visual analog scale and the 5-point semantic scale, respectively. Results: The pain perception was compared between the two groups using the Mann-Whitney U-test, and the P value was 0.003. The patient comfort was also compared using the same test, and the P value was 0.484. Conclusion: A significant difference was observed in the pain perception of the patients during CCLAD. The patient comfort was grossly equal for both techniques.