From the Editor's perspective …

Cicely Saunders, founder of the modern Hospice movement, coined the phrase “total pain” to refer to physical, spiritual, and emotional kinds of suffering commonly experienced by persons with life-limiting illness and their families.1 As the population ages, the incidence of vascular disease will increase, with the challenge of managing both acute and chronic pain condi tions. Recognition of the predominant pathophysiological processes driving pain in our vascular disease patients is essential for successful pain management.
Source: Journal of Vascular Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Perspectives Source Type: research