Pain Management
Churchill Livingstone (Verlag)
978-0-443-05683-3 (ISBN)
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Pain management is a growing area of interest for many health care professionals. This book examines the area, dealing specifically with the management of potentially chronic pain. It examines how to assess patients with pain, the factors involved in the development of chronic pain and the setting up and running of a pain management programme. The authors have focused both on what is done in the management of pain and whether and why it is done, covering not only the content of interdisciplinary pain management but also the processes involved. An essential reference for all health professionals involved in all aspects of pain management. Features: * Provides extensive background material and covers broad issues which other books lack * The focus of the book is not only what is done with the management of pain but whether and why it is done * Both authors have been closely involved in the establishment and ongoing management of The Pain Management Programme at Salford, one of the best in the world
Contributors. Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements. Section 1: Introduction to pain management. Models of pain. The nature of psychological factors. Social and cultural influences on pain and disability. Economic and occupational influences on pain and disability. The nature of disability. The origins and development of modern pain management programmes. Section 2: Assessment. General issues of assessment. Medical assessment. Assessment of pain, disability and physical function in pain management. Psychological assessment. Assessment of social, economic and occupational factors. Clinical decision making. Section 3: The pain management programme. Clinical content of interdisciplinary pain management programmes Part 1: Content of the group programme. Part 2: Medical component of the programme. Part 3: Physical activities programme content. Part 4: Psychology component. Part 5: General issues and conclusions. Maintenance of change and skill enhancement. Section 4: Issues in delivery and evaluation. Clinical service delivery (the organisation of the pain management programme). Competencies for clinically orientated pain management programmes. Evaluation of outcome. Section 5: New directions in pain management. Wider applications of the principles of pain management in health care settings. Pain management in occupational settings. Conclusions. Index
| Zusatzinfo | 26 ills. |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 191 x 248 mm |
| Gewicht | 1070 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Schmerztherapie |
| ISBN-10 | 0-443-05683-8 / 0443056838 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-443-05683-3 / 9780443056833 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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