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Pain as a reason for primary care visits: cross-sectional survey in a rural and periurban health clinic in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
(South Africa Academy of Family Physicians, 2012)
Background: The burden of pain in primary care has not been described for South Africa. This study aimed to determine
the prevalence of pain in primary care and to characterise pain among adult patients attending a rural ...
An ethnographic exploration of postoperative pain experiences among Ghanaian surgical patients
(SAGE Publications, 2014)
The experience of pain associated with surgery has been a challenge for health care professionals for many years, and culture is said to influence pain. Purpose: This study focused on patients’ experiences of postoperative ...
Determinants of nurses’ knowledge gap on pain management in Ghana
(Elsevier, 2014)
There are concerns about adequacy of nurses’ knowledge and skill in effective pain management since effective pain management promotes early recovery after surgery. This study explores factors that accounted for Ghanaian ...
The Ghanaian surgical nurse and postoperative pain management: a clinical ethnographic insight
(PubMed Commons, 2014)
This study
aimed at illuminating the perceptions and responses of Ghanaian
surgical nurses regarding their patients’ POP. It also identified the
factors that influenced nurses’ pain responses. A focused ethnography ...
Exploration of the experiences of persons in the traumatic spinal cord injury population in relation to chronic pain management
(MDPI, 2023)
Chronic pain amongst individuals with traumatic and nontraumatic spinal cord injury
(SCI) has high prevalence rates, with severe impact on the activities of daily living, mood, sleep
and quality of life. This study aimed ...