School of Nursing, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut.
School of Nursing, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut.
Pain Manag Nurs. 2020 Oct;21(5):423-427. doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2020.05.004. Epub 2020 Jun 24.
Effective acute pain management strategies are important for young adults in order to reduce risk for transition to chronic pain.
To describe pain and pain self-management strategies used by African American young adults.
DESIGN & SETTING: A national online cross-sectional survey design was used.
PARTICIPANT/SUBJECTS: Ninety-four African Americans Qualtrics panelists ages 18-25 who reported previous experience with acute pain responded. Methods: Respondents completed the Brief Pain Inventory Short Form to describe their pain intensity, pain interference with function, pain self-management, and percent of relief obtained from their self-management.
African American young adults reported pain primarily in the back (n = 22, 23.4%) and head (n = 19, 20.2%), with moderate pain intensity M = 4.5 (standard deviation [SD] = 1.79) and pain interference with function M = 4.6 (SD = 2.36). African American young adults described their worst pain in the last 24 hours as M = 5.7 (SD = 2.01), least pain as M = 3.4 (SD = 2.41), and average pain as M = 5.1 (SD = 2.09). They reported 61.3% pain relief from self-treatment. A total of 45 (47.9%) reported no pain self-management strategies.
African American young adults report moderate levels of pain intensity and pain interference with function. A significant number report no pain self-management strategies. Focused pain assessment and education about efficacious pain self-management strategies, both pharmacological and complementary, could assist young African Americans to reduce their pain and risk of chronic pain in the future.
有效的急性疼痛管理策略对年轻人很重要，可降低向慢性疼痛转变的风险。
描述非裔美国年轻人的疼痛和疼痛自我管理策略。
采用全国性在线横断面调查设计。
参与者/受试者：94 名年龄在 18-25 岁之间、报告有过急性疼痛经历的非裔美国 Qua ltrics 小组参与者做出回应。方法：受访者使用简短疼痛量表简表描述他们的疼痛强度、疼痛对功能的干扰、疼痛自我管理以及自我管理获得的缓解百分比。
非裔美国年轻人主要报告背部（n=22，23.4%）和头部（n=19，20.2%）疼痛，疼痛强度中度，M=4.5（标准差[SD]=1.79），疼痛对功能的干扰中度，M=4.6（SD=2.36）。非裔美国年轻人描述他们过去 24 小时内的最剧烈疼痛为 M=5.7（SD=2.01），最轻微疼痛为 M=3.4（SD=2.41），平均疼痛为 M=5.1（SD=2.09）。他们报告自我治疗的疼痛缓解率为 61.3%。共有 45 人（47.9%）报告没有疼痛自我管理策略。
非裔美国年轻人报告疼痛强度和疼痛对功能的干扰程度中等。相当一部分人报告没有疼痛自我管理策略。重点进行疼痛评估和教育，提供有效的疼痛自我管理策略，包括药物和补充治疗，可以帮助年轻的非裔美国人减轻疼痛，降低未来患慢性疼痛的风险。
