Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2012, 3(3):447-453

The assessment of pain impact in selected domains of life of patients in home care

Mária Kožuchová
Department of Non-Medical Study Programmes, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia

Aim: The aim of our work was to determine the impact on pain in selected domains of life of patients in home care in terms of their mood, relationship to other people, joy of life and sleep.

Methods: 144 respondents (91 women and 53 men aged from 29 to 97) in home care were randomly selected to make up the sample in 7 Slovak municipalities. The data collection was gathered from November 2008 to January 2009 using brief Pain Inventory. The results were evaluated by one-dimensional descriptive statistics.

Results: The presence of pain among the respondents negatively influences the spirits, sleep and joy of life; more among men than women. Pain affects relationship to other people more among women than men. Statistical analysis showed no significant correlation between variables: spirits - sex (p = 0.387), relationship to other people - sex (p = 0.876), sleep - sex (p = 0.065), the joy of life - sex (p = 0.238).

Conclusion: Pain has a significant impact in selected domains of patient`s life in home care leading to a wide range of negative emotions and behavior that could intensify the pain. Regular assessment of the pain impact in selected dimensions of patient`s live influences the quality of communication between nurse working in home care and a patient that is based on mutual trust.

Keywords: pain, patient, assessment, dimensions of life, home care, Brief Pain Inventory

Published: September 30, 2012  Show citation

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