Caregivers of loved ones
often feel stress in making decisions about pain medication management, especially when
patients are in hospice. While hospice team members support them in their
efforts, caregivers are aware of their own lack of experience as they go about
implementing what they have been advised to do.
A study of hospice caregiver pain management by146 caregivers revealed the following themes:
1)
Difficulty with administration of pain medication
2)
Concerns about side effects of medications
3)
Insecurity with pain assessment
4)
Frustrations with communication among healthcare team members
5)
Memories of unrelieved pain
Research information is important for hospice and other healthcare professionals
as they support the management of pain, including emotional pain, of patients and caregiving loved ones as a unit of care. This video titled “Will my loved one become
addicted to their pain medications?” explains addiction concerns of caregivers
managing pain.
Health care blogs like mine and health care websites can be
persuasive. They are used by many to impact the thoughts and actions of others.
Is one more persuasive than the other? Here’s what the research says: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/health-blogs-vs-websites-frances-shani-parker?trk=mp-reader-card
Frances Shani Parker, Author
Becoming Dead Right: A Hospice Volunteer
in Urban Nursing Homes is available in paperback and e-book
editions in America and other countries at online and offline booksellers.
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