Post operative pain. -
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Two face to face educational sessions with participation of family members, patients and nurses will be held. The first educational session will be conducted before
Informing patients and family members on how to participate in post-operative pain management and evaluating the non- pharmacological pain control strategies effect, employed by patients in post -oper
Behavior
Treatment - Drugs
Intervention group: Two face to face educational sessions with participation of family members, patients and nurses will be held. The first educational session will be conducted before and during surg
Control group: Control group will receive routine care and pain will be merely assessed for 3 days after the surgery similar to intervention group
Sponsors
Vice Chancellor for Research, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Undergoing orthopedic surgery (upper or lower limbs); being older than 18 years; desire to participate in the study; ability to speak and read in Persian; healthy mental status; healthy visual status to see and understand VAS tool; being accompanied by a family member during hospitalization period. Exclusion criteria: history of previous surgeries; history of mental illnesses; using psychotropic drugs; history of drug abuse.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Post operative pain. Timepoint: Every one hour during the waking time, for 2-3 days after surgery. Method of measurement: VAS (Visual analog Scale). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Anexity. Timepoint: Before intervention and after second educational session. Method of measurement: Spielberger tool. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMonireh Rahmani
Zanjan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed