Open AccessPain in intensive care unit patients—A longitudinal study
Author(s) -
Olsen Brita F.,
Valeberg Berit T.,
Jacobsen Morten,
Småstuen Milada C.,
Puntillo Kathleen,
Rustøen Tone
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nursing open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 2054-1058
DOI - 10.1002/nop2.621
Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care unit , logistic regression , pain assessment , longitudinal study , physical therapy , pain management , intensive care medicine , pathology
Aim To assess occurrence of pain during the first 6 days of intensive care unit (ICU) stay and evaluate associations between occurrence of pain and selected patient‐related variables. Design A longitudinal study. Methods Adult ICU patients from three units were included. Patients' pain was assessed with valid pain assessment tools every 8 hr during their first 6 days in ICU. Possible associations between occurrence of pain and selected patient‐related variables were modelled using multiple logistic regression. Results When pain was assessed regularly with pain assessment tools, 10% of patients were in pain at rest and 27% were in pain during turning. The proportions of patients who were in pain were significantly higher for patients able to self‐report pain, compared with patients not able to self‐report ( p < .001). Several predictors were associated with being in pain. It is important to be aware of these predictors in order to improve pain management.