Accuracy of the Pain Numeric Rating Scale as a Screening Test in Primary Care
January 1, 2007 | Journal Article
Authors conclude that the ability of the rating scale to capture patients' pain-related suffering is only modest.
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Feeling No Pain: Video Releases Publicize Improved Treatment
October 29, 2004 | Program Result Report
Project staff at Home Front Communications, Washington created and distributed to local television stations a video news feed to raise public awareness about new hospital pain management standards.
In Hospitals or Hospices, Pain is the Dying Patient's Frequent Companion
January 1, 1998 | Program Result Report
Researchers at Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, conducted a survey to explore to what extent the results of the SUPPORT project could be generalized.
Receipt of Opioid Analgesics by HIV-Infected and Uninfected Patients
January 1, 2013 | Journal Article
This cross-sectional study examined opioid analgesic receipt in HIV+ and uninfected patients to identify whether receipt varies by HIV status and to identify factors associated with opioid receipt. After adjustment, HIV+ patients were 40 percent more likely to receive opioids than uninfected patients.
New Research: Treating HIV/AIDS Effectively as a Chronic Disease
January 25, 2013 | Story
Safer therapies and solid social support are needed to help people live healthier lives with HIV/AIDS.
Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care
National Program
Program to foster long-term changes in health care institutions to substantially improve care for dying persons and their families.
Measuring Nurses' Impact on Health Care Quality
April 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Four Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative (INQRI) teams summarize their work to close the gaps in measuring quality of nursing care.
Initial Psychometric Properties of the Pain Care Quality Survey (PainCQ)
December 1, 2010 | Journal Article
A new tool measures interdisciplinary and nursing care quality of pain management from a patient's perspective.
National Cancer Pain Initiative Resource Center Supports State-Level Initiatives as They Implement Pain Management Practices
January 28, 2009 | Program Result Report
Faculty and staff at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health established the Resource Center, to support the growth and development of State Pain Initiatives.
Documentation of Pain Care Processes Does Not Accurately Reflect Pain Management Delivered in Primary Care
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article examines how well the documentation of pain care in a primary care setting reflects patient reports of pain care. Current quality initiatives strive to improve the quality of pain care in the medical system, but are hampered by a lack of information on how well pain and pain care is documented.