Distraction therapy with nature sights and sounds reduces pain during flexible bronchoscopy: A complementary approach to routine analgesia
2003
Chest
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 123
Pages 941-948
Author(s): Diette, G.B., Lechtzin, N, Haponik, E, Devrotes, A, Rubin, H
The demand for better healthcare includes the demand for proper treatment of pain. Joint commission standards for maintaining accreditation also apply to chronic medical conditions and the management of pain. Non-pharmacological methods of managing pain have gained popularity because patients can continue to experience pain despite the use of premedication analgesics and sedatives. Besides there are often side-effects associated with any use of medication. This is of particular concern for invasive procedures such as Flexible Bronchoscopy (FB) that can be frightening and painful for patients.
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Effects of music therapy on women’s physiologic measures, anxiety, and satisfaction during cesarean delivery.
2005
Research in Nursing and Health
Journal Article
Issue 6
Volume 28
Pages 453-461
Author(s): Chang, S-C., Chen, C-H.
Due to many factors Taiwan has a high rate of cesarean birth deliveries. Childbirth causes high stress in women. In case of cesarean birth such stress increases because it is a major surgery. For many women cesarean birth has negative emotional consequences. Music therapy, the systematic application of music to aid in the treatment of physiological and psychological aspects of an illness or disability, has been shown in multiple studies to help reduce anxiety and stress, distract attention and increase threshold of pain during painful procedures. Music therapy has the potential to help women recover from cesarean deliveries.
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View Through a Window May Influence Recovery from Surgery
1984
Science
Journal Article
Issue 4647
Volume 224
Pages 420-421
Author(s): Ulrich, R.S.
Examined records on recovery after cholecystectomy of 46 patients admitted to a suburban hospital between 1972 and 1981 to determine whether assignment to a room with a window view of a natural setting might have restorative influences. Ss were matched in pairs according to sex, age, smoking or nonsmoking status, obese or normal weight status, year of surgery, and floor level (2nd or 3rd). Data...
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Social comparison and affiliation under threat: effects on recovery from major surgery
1996
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 71
Pages 967-79
Author(s): Kulik, J.A., Mahler, H.I., Moore, P.J.
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Social support and its relation to fear and anxiety in patients awaiting coronary artery bypass grafting
2002
Journal of Clinical Nursing
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 11
Pages 622-633
Author(s): Koivula, M., Paunonen-Ilmonen, M., Tarkka, M.T., Tarkka, M., Laippala, P.
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Comparison of contemplation and hypnosis for the reduction of anxiety and discomfort during dental surgery
1984
American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 27
Pages 14-21
Author(s): Katcher, A., Segal, H., Beck, A.
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