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Eyi S, Ünver S, Yıldırım M, Çulha İ. The Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Fear of Pain in Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery. J Perianesth Nurs 2024; 39:263-269. [PMID: 37943189 DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2023.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2023] [Revised: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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PURPOSE This study aimed to investigate the effect of emotional intelligence levels on the fear of pain for patients undergoing surgical intervention. DESIGN This descriptive and cross-sectional study consisted of 254 patients. METHODS Data were collected using the Personal Characteristics Information Form, Modified Schutte Emotional Intelligence Scale, Fear of Pain Questionnaire-III, and Numerical Pain Form. A correlational analysis was performed. FINDINGS The mean age of patients was 47.33 ± 17.70 years, and 57.9% (n = 147) were female. More than half of the patients (n = 174) were experiencing a certain degree of preoperative pain. A positive and statistically significant correlation was observed between the mean scores of the Fear of Pain Questionnaire-III and the Emotional Intelligence Scale. Female patients had significantly more fear of pain and higher scores in the Fear of Pain Questionnaire-III (optimism/mood regulation, utilization of emotions) and the Emotional Intelligence Scale. CONCLUSIONS The patients who manage "optimism/mood regulation" and have increasing levels of Emotional Intelligence could have a relatively higher fear of experiencing severe pain in the preoperative period. Despite the fear of experiencing severe pain, the patients tried to turn this negative situation into a positive one, as the dimensions of their emotional intelligence that provide and manage optimism/mood regulation were at a high level. The increasing level of Emotional Intelligence and "appraisal of emotions" might result in a decrease in the levels of fear of "minor pain" and "medical pain".
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- Semra Eyi
- Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Surgical Nursing, Eskişehir, Türkiye.
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- Trakya University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Surgical Nursing, Edirne, Türkiye.
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- Research group on Methodology, Methods, Models and Outcomes of Health and Social Sciences (M3O). Faculty of Health Sciences and Welfare. Centre for Health and Social Care Research (CESS). University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC). Institute for Research and Innovation in Life Sciences and Health in Central Catalonia (IRIS-CC), Vic, Spain.
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- Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Surgical Nursing, Bilecik, Türkiye.
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Issa MR, Muslim NA, Alzoubi RH, Jarrar M, Alkahtani MA, Al-Bsheish M, Alumran A, Alomran AK. The Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Pain Management Awareness among Nurses. Healthcare (Basel) 2022; 10:healthcare10061047. [PMID: 35742097 PMCID: PMC9222258 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10061047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2022] [Revised: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background: Pain management, a crucial part of nursing care, is considered one of the most basic patient rights. To properly treat patients’ pain, nurses need a high degree of pain management awareness (PMA). The researchers hypothesized that nurses’ pain management awareness is affected by their emotional intelligence (EI). Purpose: Because there is a dearth of studies on this topic, the purpose of this study was to describe the relationship between emotional intelligence and pain management awareness in a sample of nurses. Methods: The study employed a descriptive design with a quantitative approach to analyze data from a survey designed with the simple random sample technique. The questionnaires were completed by 330 nurses working at six governmental hospitals in Saudi Arabia. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (V23) and Analysis of Moment Structures (V23) were used to determine the reliability and validity of the questionnaires and analyze the causal relationships among the variables. Results: The results revealed a significant positive relationship between nurses’ emotional intelligence and their pain management awareness. Conclusions: These findings suggest that having emotional intelligence is an important nurse characteristic for effective pain management awareness and possibly the provision of pain management care. Clinical Implications: Hospital and nurse managers as well as administration should consider using the emotional intelligence variables utilized in this study to develop ways to improve pain management awareness among nurses. Such efforts may help improve hospital and patient outcomes related to pain management.
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- Marwan Rasmi Issa
- Skills Development Training Center, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh 12746, Saudi Arabia;
- College of Graduate Studies (COGS), Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), Putrajaya 43000, Malaysia;
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- College of Graduate Studies (COGS), Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), Putrajaya 43000, Malaysia;
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- Department of Administrative Sciences, Prince Hussein Bin Abdullah Academy for Civil Protection, AL Balqa Applied University, As-Salt 19117, Jordan;
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- Vice Deanship for Quality and Development, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia;
- Medical Education Department, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al-Khobar 34445, Saudi Arabia
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- Skills Development Training Center, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh 12746, Saudi Arabia;
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- Health Management Department, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah 21442, Saudi Arabia;
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- Health Information Management and Technology, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Orthopedic, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia;
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Fu K, Metcalf B, Bennell KL, Zhang Y, Deveza LA, Robbins SR, Hunter DJ. The association between psychological factors and pain exacerbations in hip osteoarthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2021; 60:1291-1299. [PMID: 32940708 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keaa494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the association between psychological factors and pain exacerbations in people with hip OA. METHODS Eligible participants with symptomatic hip OA were instructed to complete online questionnaires every 10 days over a 90-day follow-up period. In addition, they were required to complete the questionnaire whenever they perceived they were experiencing a hip pain exacerbation. Hip pain exacerbation was defined as an increase of 2 points in pain intensity compared with baseline on an 11-point numeric rating scale (0-10). The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 Items, Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, Pain Catastrophizing Scale and Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire were used to evaluate psychological factors. The associations of these with risk of hip pain exacerbation were examined by conditional logistic regression. RESULTS Of 252 participants recruited, 131 (52.0%) contributed both case and control period data and were included in the analysis. A significant association was found between Pain Catastrophizing Scale overall score (1 point increase) with hip pain exacerbations (odds ratio: 1.07, 95% CI: 1.04, 1.11). An increase of a minimal important change (5.5 points) of Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire score was associated with a lower odds of pain exacerbations (odds ratio: 0.74, 95% CI: 0.65, 0.85). No significant associations were found between Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 Items or Positive and Negative Affect Schedule scores with hip pain exacerbations. CONCLUSION Both pain catastrophizing and pain self-efficacy beliefs were associated with pain exacerbations in people with hip OA, but other psychological factors including depression, anxiety and stress or positive and negative affects, were not associated with pain exacerbations.
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- Kai Fu
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China.,Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital and Northern Clinical School, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, Department of Physiotherapy, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, Department of Physiotherapy, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital and Northern Clinical School, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital and Northern Clinical School, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital and Northern Clinical School, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Smith DM, DeCaro JA, Murphy SL, Parmelee PA. Momentary Reports of Fatigue Predict Physical Activity Level: Wrist, Waist, and Combined Accelerometry. J Aging Health 2019; 32:921-925. [DOI: 10.1177/0898264319863609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Objective: Fatigue is commonly reported by persons with osteoarthritis (OA) and predicts worse functioning and decreased activity. The current research used a combination of wrist and waist accelerometry along with experience sampling methodology to examine the relationship between reports of fatigue and subsequent physical activity among older adults with knee OA. Method: Two hundred one participants completed an interview followed by a 1-week period during which their activity was monitored and they reported symptoms of pain and fatigue. Multilevel models examined within-subjects versus between-subjects patterns of symptoms and their association with physical activity. Results: Fatigue was the most consistent predictor of lowered physical activity (β = −20.83, p < .001). Although wrist-worn actigraphs produced higher averaged activity counts than did waist actigraphs ( t = 34.68, p < .001), multilevel models showed consistent results regardless of placement. Discussion: Fatigue was a consistent predictor of lowered activity regardless of actigraph location.
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
- VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System GRECC, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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