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Medical Evidence Influence on Inpatients and Nurses Pain Ratings Agreement
Joint Authors
Samolsky Dekel, Boaz Gedaliahu
Gori, Alberto
Vasarri, Alessio
Sorella, Maria Cristina
Di Nino, Gianfranco
Melotti, Rita Maria
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-04-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Biased pain evaluation due to automated heuristics driven by symptom uncertainty may undermine pain treatment; medical evidence moderators are thought to play a role in such circumstances.
We explored, in this cross-sectional survey, the effect of such moderators (e.g., nurse awareness of patients’ pain experience and treatment) on the agreement between n = 862 inpatients’ self-reported pain and n = 115 nurses’ pain ratings using a numerical rating scale.
We assessed the mean of absolute difference, agreement (κ-statistics), and correlation (Spearman rank) of inpatients and nurses’ pain ratings and analyzed congruence categories’ (CCs: underestimation, congruence, and overestimation) proportions and dependence upon pain categories for each medical evidence moderator ( χ 2 analysis).
Pain ratings agreement and correlation were limited; the CCs proportions were further modulated by the studied moderators.
Medical evidence promoted in nurses overestimation of low and underestimation of high inpatients’ self-reported pain.
Knowledge of the negative influence of automated heuristics driven by symptoms uncertainty and medical-evidence moderators on pain evaluation may render pain assessment more accurate.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Samolsky Dekel, Boaz Gedaliahu& Gori, Alberto& Vasarri, Alessio& Sorella, Maria Cristina& Di Nino, Gianfranco& Melotti, Rita Maria. 2016. Medical Evidence Influence on Inpatients and Nurses Pain Ratings Agreement. Pain Research and Management،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1115525
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Samolsky Dekel, Boaz Gedaliahu…[et al.]. Medical Evidence Influence on Inpatients and Nurses Pain Ratings Agreement. Pain Research and Management No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1115525
American Medical Association (AMA)
Samolsky Dekel, Boaz Gedaliahu& Gori, Alberto& Vasarri, Alessio& Sorella, Maria Cristina& Di Nino, Gianfranco& Melotti, Rita Maria. Medical Evidence Influence on Inpatients and Nurses Pain Ratings Agreement. Pain Research and Management. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1115525
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1115525