Palliative Management of Pain: A Comprehensive Report

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Background of the study..................................................................................................................3
Palliative management of pain.........................................................................................................4
Role of supportive interventions in the palliative management of the symptom or need...............6
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................7
Reference List..................................................................................................................................8
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Introduction
Palliative care is considered as a medical care provided to users suffering from prolonged
diseases. In addition to that, palliative management provides momentary relief to care users
suffering from diseases like stress and pain. The goal of palliative care is to provide better
quality of life to care users and their family members. In this study, palliative care will be
provided to care users suffering from pain. Initially, in the study, symptoms of pain will be
surfaced so that individuals can gain deeper insights. Further, overview of palliative management
regarding pain will also be critically analysed so that care users can take preventive measures.
Further, the role of supportive interventions in palliative management will also be studied in the
concerned assignment.
As per the literary underpinnings of Kirkpatrick et al. (2017), Palliative care is considered as
high quality treatment that is being provided to care users so that they can receive relief from
crucial health symptoms.
Background of the study
In this section of the study, common symptoms of pain will be discussed along with its
prevalence in the UK. Further, characteristics of pain will also be highlighted in the present
section. Lastly, the impact of pain on health condition of care users and their families will also be
stated in the study.
As asserted by Campbell et al. (2019) pain is considered as a sign of a disease, which required
proper treatment. As per the report presented by the International Association of the study, pain
is considered as an unpleasantly experience arising from tissue damages. Furthermore, clinicians
need to identify reasons of pain so that it can be mitigated. Systemic pain assessment is required
to diagnose pain so that care users can live a healthy life. However, wrong treatment procedures
can boost the intensity of pain (Wiech, 2016). Care users need to face a plethora of social and
physical challenges because of multifaceted pain condition. However Politei et al. (2016) has
mentioned that supportive health services need to be provided to users so that prevalence of pain
can be mitigated. Care providers and users need to develop mutual trust and empathetic
behaviour against each other in order to maintain healthy life. Moreover, empathetic relation
between care users and providers implement holistic development within both the parties.
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Non- Steroidal Anti- inflammatory drugs are considered as the backbone of pain management. In
addition to that, the concerned drug can also be used to treat osteoarthritis.
In the UK, the prevalence of pain is continuously increasing because people have a tendency to
live faulty life. Further, the study has mentioned that, in the UK 28million care users are under
medical supervision because they are suffering from chronic pain (da Costa et al., 2016). An oral
dose of bisphosphonate can also create momentary relief from pain (Tabuteau et al., 2018).
Moreover, 13% of UK populations are suffering from moderate to severe pain for more than 6
months (bmjopen.bmj.com, 2019). As per International associated of study pain, an individual
requires minimum 3 months to cure a pain. On the other hand, pain can be treated by practicing
physical exercises on a regular basis so that blood circulation can be normalised. On the other
hand, intensity of pain can be enhanced if care users suffer from physical stress. Thus, it is
suggested that individuals need to take a break in between two consecutive physical activities.
Intensity of pain can be estimated based on age, sex and gender. For instance, an aged man can
suffer from pain more often as compared to young people because during old age tissues become
weak. The individuals also face issues while conducting physical activities due to intensity of
pain. Lastly, it is suggested that individuals need to undergo regular treatment so that intensity of
pain can be reduced
As per the comment of Pitcher et al. (2019), pain leaves an impact on the care users and their
family members. For instance, intensity of physical movement is reduced when an individual
suffer from intense pain. Furthermore, it also affects their family members largely. Chronic pain
also affects care users family and social life because they fail to move from one place to another.
On the other hand, chronic pain also leaves effect on sensory and cognitive development of
individuals because physical movement seems to be ceased. The mental condition of the care
users also get affected because of continuous suffering. In the UK 10% of young people and
30%, old people are suffering from intense pain (Pitcher et al., 2019).
Palliative management of pain
In the concerned section of the study, importance of palliative management in health care service
will be discussed. In addition to that, symptoms of the needs will also be assessed in the study
along with their preventive measures.
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As per the literary underpinnings of Williams and Craig (2016), chronic pain is considered as a
major global health issues that leaves an effect on the health condition of individuals.
Additionally, chronic can be measured in numerical orders such as 1, 13, 23 and 25. The duration
of chronic pain remains for 3 to 5 months. As per the report of health Interview Survey, in UK
people suffer from chronic pain because of their lifestyle. However, other scholars have
mentioned that the main can be reduced if rate of physical activities can be boosted. As asserted
by Crane et al. (2017), a pain can be caused due to malfunctioning of tissues and cells. Chronic
pain can be sharp, dull and stabbing. Pain can be experienced due to headache, cramps, muscle
strain, cuts, bone fractures, arthritis and stomach disorder. Furthermore, pain can reduce the
frequency of physical activities. Hence, individuals develop a tendency of gaining weight. Some
other symptoms that occur due to pain are dizziness, loss of appetite, irritability, depression and
anger. The level of social interaction also gets affected due to the intensity of pain. Finally, it has
been pointed that blood circulation level also witnesses a deficit because of chronic pain
(VanDenKerkhof et al., 2016).
The level of pain can be mitigated if regular treatment is being provided to care users. For
instance, service users need to visit healthcare settings at regular intervals so that proper
treatment is provided to them. As per the comment of Veehof et al. (2016), mindfulness
intervention helps to treat pain in an effective manner. In addition to that, cognitive therapy also
reduces pain largely. The care users need to conduct physical activities such as exercises on a
regular basis so that they can get relief from pain (Veehof et al., 2016).
As per the comments of Joseph Hullett, cognitive therapy reduces pain within a short span of
time because by engaging care users in talk therapy so that they can remain diverted. Talk
therapy also create awareness among care users so that future prevalence rate of pain can be
reduced further. Cognitive behavioural therapy develops coping skills if the pain stays in the
same acute level. The perception of pain stays within our subconscious level thus; they leave an
acute impact on individuals (Hill, 2015).
The aim of palliative care management is to provide quality treatment to care users so that they
can live a better standard of life. The concerned care management helps to reduce the rate of pain
among individuals.
As per the comment of Reid et al. (2015), analgesic drugs can be provided to old people so that
they can get relief from pain. In addition to that, old people can also undertake geriatric pain
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assessment in order to receive prolonged relief from pain. Furthermore, Multimodal treatment
procedures can also be implemented so that old people can receive drug and nondrug treatment
procedures in order to maintain healthy life. Acetaminophen reduces pain that is being caused by
tissue injury and muscle pain. Moreover, analgesic also reduces inflammation that is being
caused by muscle tension. Care users can also take acetaminophen because they also reduce pain
by reducing the production of prostaglandins. The concerned drug works within the brain so that
they can receive the pain message in order to cure it. Topical pain relievers can also be provided
to users for instant relief.
On the contrary, non-drug management can also be used in order to treat acute pain. Some of
non-drug measures are Massage, relaxation techniques, Acupuncture, physical therapy, talk
therapy, cognitive therapies, pet therapy and application therapy (Rudd et al., 2016).
In order to provide effective treatment, care providers need to maintain an effective relation with
care users. Further, treatment procedures need to be set as per the convenience of care users.
Furthermore, while providing treatment decisions of family members need to be considered so
that they can understand productivity of treatment procedures (Thomson et al., 2015).
Pain can be managed based with the assistance of pharmacology along with health care team,
care users, providers and family members of care users’. A team of healthcare professionals can
work together to ensure positive outcome from service users. Pain management education can be
provided to care providers so that quality service can be provided to users.
Role of supportive interventions in the palliative management of the symptom or need
In this section of the study, concept of supportive interventions will is discussed so that better
quality of treatment can be provided to users.
As opined by Pan et al. (2018) supportive interventions include emotional support to care users
so that they can remain diverted from the disease. In addition to that, supportive intervention
includes activities such as counselling of care users so that they can maintain effective relation to
care providers and other professionals. For instance, after suffering from chronic pain, the care
users can visit healthcare settings so that counselling can be done to provide proper treatment.
Pharmaceutical interventions help to reduce pain in order to receive prolonged cure. Further,
paramedic practice also helps to reduce the intensity of pain so that care users can get a chance to
live a healthy life. Some of the interventions of pain are provision of information. For instance,
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care users need to discuss about the symptoms of pain to the service providers so that treatment
can be effective. After completion of treatment feedback of users need to be accumulated so that
care providers can get a scope to improve their level of skills (Svensson et al., 2019).
Peer support can also help to cure pain because the individual may remain diverted from the
feeling of acute pain for a moment. Complementary therapies also help to sure pain among care
users (Brami et al. 2016). For instance, mind- body techniques are used to release stress so that
pain can be cured. In addition to that, body therapies also help to elevate emotions within an
individual so that they can live comfortable lives. Abdominal breathing techniques help to reduce
stress and pain because it opens the lungs so that the rate of oxygen intake can be fathomed.
Furthermore, relaxation training also relaxes the muscles so that blood circulation can be
normalised. Meditation also helps to reduce paid and stress level so that holistic development can
be implemented.
Education needs to be provided to users so that they can prevent occurrence of pain after regular
interval.
Conclusion
Pain is considered as a signal that arises from the nervous system of an individual because tissues
start malfunctioning. Additionally, pain can be of two types intense and dull. Moreover, pain can
occur due to sting and burns. In UK, prevalence of pain is high because people have a tendency
to live faulty life. On the contrary, pain affects physical movement of an individual.
Thus, they have a tendency of gaining body weight. Acute main also affects social life of care
users because they avoid interaction.
The intensity of pain can be reduced through medications. For instance, individuals can take
analgesic in order to reduce pain instantly. Further, care users can also intake acetaminophen in
order to cure pain. However, pain can also be cured through regular exercises and interventions
such as mind body techniques and abdominal breathing.
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