Gestion de la douleur chronique par les infirmières des Groupes de médecine de famille

  • Bergeron D
  • Bourgault P
  • Gallagher F
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INTRODUCTION: Thousands of people treated in primary care are currently experiencing chronic pain (CP), for which management is often inadequate. In Quebec, nurses in family medicine groups (FMGs) play a key role in the management of chronic health problems.OBJECTIVE: The present study aimed to describe the activities performed by FMG nurses in relation to CP management and to describe barriers to those activities. METHOD: A descriptive correlational cross‐sectional postal survey was used. The accessible population includes FMG nurses on the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec list. All nurses on the list who provided consent to be contacted at home for research purposes were contacted. A self‐administered postal questionnaire (Pain Management Activities Questionnaire) was completed by 53 FMG nurses. RESULTS: Three activities most often performed by nurses were to establish a therapeutic relationship with the client; discuss the effectiveness of therapeutic measures with the physician; and conduct personalized teaching for the patient. The average number of individuals seen by interviewed nurses that they believe suffer from CP was 2.68 per week. The lack of knowledge of possible interventions in pain management (71.7%) and the nonavailability of information on pain management (52.8%) are the main barriers perceived by FMG nurses.CONCLUSION: FMG nurses are currently performing few activities in CP management. The nonrecognition of CP may explain this situation.

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Bergeron, D. A., Bourgault, P., & Gallagher, F. (2015). Gestion de la douleur chronique par les infirmières des Groupes de médecine de famille. Pain Research and Management, 20(2), 101–106. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/501616

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