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Pain Assessment: Use of the Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale in Patients With Cancer

Lisa M. Blackburn
Kathy Burns
Elizabeth DiGiannantoni
Karen Meade
Colleen O’Leary
Rita Stiles
CJON 2018, 22(6), 643-648 DOI: 10.1188/18.CJON.643-648
Background: Thorough, consistent pain assessment and reassessment are critical to guide and evaluate interventions designed to improve pain. Objectives: Based on a literature review about functional pain assessment, clinicians selected and then implemented the Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale...
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Celiac Plexus Block: Management of Abdominal Pain in Patients With Late-Stage Cancer

Korinne Ashlock
CJON 2018, 22(6), 663-665 DOI: 10.1188/18.CJON.663-665
Background: A majority of patients with abdominal cancer report intractable abdominal pain as their disease progresses. For intractable abdominal pain related to malignancy, celiac plexus block can provide relief and reduce the use of oral opioids, helping to improve quality of life. Objectives:...
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Oral Cryotherapy: Prevention of Oral Mucositis and Pain Among Patients With Colorectal Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy

Ros Idayu Mat Nawi
Ping Lei Chui
Wan Zamaniah Wan Ishak
Caryn Mei Hsien Chan
CJON 2018, 22(5), 555-560 DOI: 10.1188/18.CJON.555-560
Background: Evidence remains mixed on the benefits of oral cryotherapy in the prevention of oral mucositis and pain associated with fluorouracil-based chemotherapy. Objectives: The intent of this article is to evaluate the effect of oral cryotherapy on the prevention of oral mucositis and pain...
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Pressure Pain Phenotypes in Women Before Breast Cancer Treatment

Grace A. Kanzawa-Lee
Steven E. Harte
Celia M. Bridges
Chad Brummett
Daniel J. Clauw
David A. Williams
Robert Knoerl
Ellen M. Lavoie Smith
ONF 2018, 45(4), 483-495 DOI: 10.1188/18.ONF.483-495
Objectives: To explore associations between quantitative sensory testing (QST) and pretreatment pain, physical, and psychological characteristics in women with breast cancer. Sample & Setting: 41 women with treatment-naive stage 0–III breast cancer at the University of Michigan Comprehensive...
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Use of Virtual Reality to Distract From Pain and Anxiety

Catherine Glennon
Susan F. McElroy
Lynne M. Connelly
Lisa Mische Lawson
Abigail M. Bretches
Allyson R. Gard
Lexsie R. Newcomer
ONF 2018, 45(4), 545-552 DOI: 10.1188/18.ONF.545-552
Objectives: To determine the effects of a virtual reality intervention on pain and anxiety in patients undergoing a bone marrow aspiration and biopsy procedure. Sample & Setting: 97 adults in an outpatient cancer center in the midwestern United States. Methods & Variables: In this...
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