Crosby Frances E, Colestro Janice, Ventura Marlene R, Graham Kathy
Niagara University Department of Nursing, Niagara University, New York 14109, USA.
Pain Manag Nurs. 2006 Mar;7(1):12-22. doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2005.12.001.
Recent emphasis on pain and its impact on the health and well-being of individuals evoked the interest of health care providers about services needed for effective and efficient pain management. This study was undertaken to examine the feasibility of using a mailed survey to determine the prevalence, nature, and extent of pain being experienced by Western New York Veterans. The specific aims were to (1) determine the feasibility of using a mailed survey to obtain information about pain in a population of Veterans; (2) estimate the extent of pain in the sample; and (3) describe the nature and impact of the pain experienced by the respondents. A comprehensive survey was prepared by modifying preexisting, widely used pain-assessment tools to describe a Veteran group's pain experience. It was mailed to a randomly selected sample of 150 Veterans registered at a primary care clinic at the Western New York Veterans Administration Health System. A 76% response rate (n=114) was obtained. Respondents declared a wide variety of health problems, and 71% reported having pain. The average number of body parts affected was 4.4 of a possible 11. The average intensity of pain was moderate; 35% reported constant pain, and 85% reported the pain to be occurring for years. Seventy-nine respondents described their pain to be interfering with their life and well-being. Medication was the primary treatment approach and was reported as ineffective by 48%. Veterans' satisfaction with specific aspects of pain treatment was mixed.
最近对疼痛及其对个人健康和幸福的影响的强调引发了医疗保健提供者对有效且高效的疼痛管理所需服务的兴趣。本研究旨在探讨通过邮寄调查问卷来确定纽约西部退伍军人所经历疼痛的患病率、性质和程度的可行性。具体目标是：（1）确定使用邮寄调查问卷获取退伍军人人群疼痛信息的可行性；（2）估计样本中疼痛的程度；（3）描述受访者所经历疼痛的性质和影响。通过修改先前广泛使用的疼痛评估工具，编制了一份全面的调查问卷，以描述退伍军人群体的疼痛经历。该问卷被邮寄给纽约西部退伍军人管理局医疗系统一家初级保健诊所随机抽取的150名退伍军人。获得了76%的回复率（n = 114）。受访者宣称有各种各样的健康问题，71%的人报告有疼痛。受影响身体部位的平均数量为可能的11个中的4.4个。疼痛的平均强度为中度；35%的人报告疼痛持续，85%的人报告疼痛已经持续多年。79名受访者表示他们的疼痛干扰了他们的生活和幸福。药物是主要的治疗方法，48%的人报告药物治疗无效。退伍军人对疼痛治疗特定方面的满意度不一。
