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Pain management
Survey
Pain prevalence at a Swedish university hospital: 65% of inpatients reported pain in the past 24 h
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  1. Gareth Parsons
  1. Department of Care Sciences, University of Glamorgan – HESAS, Pontypridd, UK
  1. Correspondence to Gareth Parsons
    Department of Care Sciences, University of Glamorgan – HESAS, Glyntaf Campus, Pontypridd, CF37 1DL, UK; gparsons{at}glam.ac.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebnurs-2011-100047

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    Commentary on: Wadensten B, Fröjd C, Swenne CL, et al. Why is pain still not being assessed adequately? Results of a pain prevalence study in a university hospital in Sweden. J Clin Nurs 2011;20:624–34.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed

    Implications for practice and research

    • ■ Patients with severe pain are found in all clinical settings;

    • ■ The use of pain assessment tools by nurses is generally poor;

    • ■ The use of a pain assessment tool is a means of involving patients in their pain management;

    • ■ Patients' satisfaction with involvement in their pain management is an area worthy of further research.

    Context

    Pain assessment, using an appropriate assessment tool, is a quality of marker1 ,2 and provides a method of evaluating the effectiveness …

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    • Competing interests None.