Health professionals' pain management decisions are influenced by their role (nurse or physician) and by patient gender, age and ethnicitySean M Phelan, Rachel R Hardeman13 August 2014
Limited evidence that single-dose oral ibuprofen plus codeine is more effective for postoperative pain than either drug aloneJaime L Baratta, Kishor Gandhi, Eugene R Viscusi29 July 2013
Even with regular use of an observational scale to assess pain among nursing home residents with dementia, pain-relieving interventions are not frequently usedJiska Cohen-Mansfield1 May 2013
Movement pain, resting pain and depression prior to total knee replacement predict postoperative painJames A Browne16 February 2013
Intravenous analgesia for out-of-hospital traumatic pain in adults: ketamine gives a greater reduction in pain than morphine but causes more adverse effectsWilliam Paul McKay25 October 2012
Pain prevalence at a Swedish university hospital: 65% of inpatients reported pain in the past 24 hGareth Parsons22 November 2011
Review of internet-based interventions for pain finds some evidence to support the effectiveness of cognitive and behavioural interventions, but further quality study is needed to assess the effect of peer support and social networking programmesDavid A Williams20 December 2011
Concerns about medication and medication adherence in patients with chronic pain recruited from general practiceSusan Broekmans, Steven Vanderschueren22 November 2011