African Americans' Perceptions of Pain and Pain Management: A Systematic Review.
J Transcult Nurs
; 27(1): 73-80, 2016 Jan.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24841472
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this systematic review is to explore the perceptions of acute, persistent, and disease-specific pain and treatment options held by adult African Americans. Underassessment and undermanagement of pain in African Americans has been well documented; however, the cultural continuum of pain perceptions and their influence on pain assessment and management has not been synthesized.DESIGN:
Electronic database searches of the Cumulative Index for Nursing and Allied Health Literature and PubMed, Web-based searches of the pain-specific journals plus a manual search of reference lists identified 41 relevant articles addressing perceptions of pain and/or pain management.FINDINGS:
Analysis of the literature revealed six themes (a) meaning of pain, (b) description of pain, (c) coping with pain, (d) impact of pain, (e) patient-provider relationship, and (f) treatment approaches.CONCLUSION:
These findings warrant further research and indicate the need for more precise evaluation of pain in African Americans, highlighting an imperative to incorporate cultural patterns into pain management practice and education.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pain, Intractable
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Patient Satisfaction
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Nurse's Role
Type of study:
Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
J Transcult Nurs
Journal subject:
CIENCIAS SOCIAIS
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ENFERMAGEM
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States