An examination of the prevalence of acute pain for hospitalised adult patients: a systematic review

Journal of Clinical Nursing
Julie Gregory, Linda McGowan

Abstract

Aims of the review were to establish the prevalence of acute pain for adults in hospital, to identify the amount of severe or unacceptable pain reported and to examine the prevalence of acute pain within medical units. Acute Pain Services have been established in the United Kingdom (UK) to improve pain management within surgical settings. Acute pain is a common symptom across all hospital settings. However, medical settings have traditionally been considered low risk for acute pain and have therefore not always been included in the provision provided by APS. As a result 82% of APS surveyed in the UK felt that pain management was suboptimal on medical units. This review follows the process of a systematic review. Hospital-wide pain prevalence obtained ranged from 37·7-84%, severe pain prevalence ranged from 9-36%. The papers reviewed were of variable quality and heterogeneous resulting in the wide range of pain prevalence. Higher prevalence of pain was found for surgical patients compared to medical patients, although up to 55% of medical patients' reported pain. It is difficult to determine a definite prevalence of pain for adults in hospital due to the variability of the studies examined. However, pain does remain a significan...Continue Reading

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