The Role of Psychological Distress in the Relationship between the Severity of Pressure Injury and Pain Intensity in Hospitalized Adults

ConclusionsHospitalized adults who have more severe pressure injury and more treatments for psychological distress experienced greater pain intensity. Healthcare providers must pay attention to treating psychological distress among hospitalized adults to manage pain. Further study is needed to validate these findings and it should incorporate more appropriate measures of psychological distress. The lack of standardized nursing documentation in electronic health records severely limits the usefulness of data from electronic health records for nursing research.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Source: Journal of Advanced Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Original Research: Empirical research ‐ quantitative Source Type: research