Kola, Susanna and Walsh, Jane C. (2008) The effect of pain on postoperative adjustment in patients undergoing colposcopy. In: Centre for Pain Research Annual Research Day, November 2008, Galway. (Unpublished)
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Abstract
Invasive medical procedures are considered very stressful and anxiety evoking by patients. Anxiety in turn affects acute pain, such that heightened anxiety reduces pain threshold, which may limit a physician’s ability to complete a procedure.
Anxiety and pain experienced by patients prior to and during medical procedures also impact negatively on postoperative outcomes, e.g., post-operative pain, poorer recovery, increased analgesic use, increased physical complaints, and reduced immune function (e.g., Kain et al., 2000; Kielcolt-Glaser et al., 1998; Osborn & Sandler, 2004).
Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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Additional Information: | Awarded 1st Prize |
Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RG Gynecology and obstetrics |
Schools: | School of Human and Health Sciences |
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Depositing User: | Cherry Edmunds |
Date Deposited: | 08 Mar 2011 10:42 |
Last Modified: | 28 Aug 2021 11:04 |
URI: | http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/9758 |
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