Pain Management | Ricerc@Sapienza

Managing chronic pain patients at the time of covid-19 pandemic

COVID-19 is imposing unprecedented stress on our healthcare system but in some cases these
changes, such as more telemedicine for pain management, may be valuable paradigm shifts that shape the future of modern medicine. Pain does not stop for the pandemic and pain care must continue as well.

Management del dolore post-operatorio. competenze infermieristiche

È fondamentale che l’infermiere attui una corretta gestione del dolore nel postoperatorio per favorire la compliance del paziente garantendo un rapido recupero, per ridurre l’ansia associata agli episodi dolorosi e soprattutto per ridurre al minimo il rischio di complicanze postoperatorie. È ormai scientificamente dimostrato che il dolore nel postoperatorio influisce non solo sullo stato d’animo del paziente ma anche su componenti endocrine, metaboliche e cardiorespiratorie.

Patient-Clinician Brain Response during Clinical Encounter and Pain Treatment

The patient-clinician relationship is known to significantly affect the pain experience, as empathy, mutual trust and therapeutic alliance can significantly modulate pain perception and influence clinical therapy outcomes. The aim of the present study was to use an EEG hyperscanning setup to identify brain and behavioral mechanisms supporting the patient-clinician relationship while this clinical dyad is engaged in a therapeutic interaction.