To keep you informed about the latest research in pain management, the Academy is pleased to provide you with access to abstracts of articles recently added to the National Library of Medicine database.

~July 2007

Research Abstracts July 2007
Below are abstracts of recent pain and pain management studies selected from the National Library of Medicine. Click on the link below each entry for the complete abstract.

Abdominal Pain

Levy RL, Langer SL, Whitehead WE.
Social learning contributions to the etiology and treatment of functional abdominal pain and inflammatory bowel disease in children and adults.
World journal of gastroenterology. 2007 May 7;13(17):2397-403. Abstract

Age Groups, Aged

Gibson SJ.
IASP global year against pain in older persons: highlighting the current status and future perspectives in geriatric pain.
Expert review of neurotherapeutics. 2007 Jun;7(6):627-35. Abstract

Age Groups, Child
See Also:
Analgesics, Opioid (Ista)

Foster RL.
State-of-the-art pain assessment and management.
Journal for specialists in pediatric nursing. 2007 Jul;12(3):137-8. [No abstract available]

Manworren R.
Ask the expert. It's time to relive children's pain.
Journal for specialists in pediatric nursing. 2007 Jul;12(3):196-8. [No abstract available]

Power N, Liossi C, Franck LS.
Family-centered care. Helping parents to help their child with procedural and everyday pain: practical, evidence-based advice.
Journal for specialists in pediatric nursing. 2007 Jul;12(3):203-9. [No abstract available]

Sachs-Ericsson N, Kendall-Tackett K, Hernandez A.
Childhood abuse, chronic pain, and depression in the National Comorbidity Survey.
Child abuse & neglect. 2007 May 28; [forthcoming] Abstract

Van Kuiken DM, Li Lin , Martz Huth M.
The difficulties of studying children's pain at home.
Western journal of nursing research. 2007 Jun;29(4):432-47. Abstract

Age Groups, Infant
See Also:
Pain Measurement (Bellieni)

Fellman V.
Pain in newborn infants - fictions and facts.
Acta paediatrica. 2007 Jul;96(7):952-3. [No abstract available]

Analgesics

Ademi Z, Turunen JH, Kauhanen J, et al.
A comparison of three questionnaire-based measures of analgesic use over 11 years in adult males: a retrospective analysis of data from a prospective, population-based cohort study.
Clinical therapeutics. 2007 Mar;29(3):529-34. Abstract

Osta BE, Elsayem A, Yennurajalingam S, et al.
Intractable pain: intoxication or undermedication?
Journal of palliative medicine. 2007 Jun;10(3):811-4. [No abstract available]

Analgesics, Non-Narcotic

Autret-Leca E, Bensouda-Grimaldi L, Maurage C, et al.
Upper gastrointestinal complications associated with NSAIDs in children.
The?Lrapie. 2007 Mars-Avril;62(2):173-176. Abstract

McCarberg B, D?harcy Y.
Target pain with topical peripheral analgesics.
The Nurse practitioner. 2007 Jul;32(7):44. [No abstract available]

McCleane G.
Intravenous lidocaine: an outdated or underutilized treatment for pain?
Journal of palliative medicine. 2007 Jun;10(3):798-805. Abstract

Analgesics, Opioid
See Also:
Arthritis (Burch) (Kosinski);
Cancer Pain (Roth)(Yamashita);
Substance-Related Disorders (D'Arcy)

Baewert A, Gombas W, Schindler SD, et al.
Influence of peak and trough levels of opioid maintenance therapy on driving aptitude.
European addiction research. 2007;13(3):127-35. Abstract

Chamberlin KW, Cottle M, Neville R, et al.
Oral oxymorphone for pain management
The Annals of pharmacotherapy. 2007 Jun 26; [forthcoming] Abstract

Cicero TJ, Inciardi JA, Surratt H.
Trends in the use and abuse of branded and generic extended release oxycodone and fentanyl products in the United States.
Drug and alcohol dependence. 2007 Jun 20; [forthcoming] Abstract

Dimsdale JE, Norman D, DeJardin D, et al.
Peripheral opioid antagonists: a therapeutic advance for optimizing opioid gastrointestinal tolerability.
The Journal of family practice. 2007 Jun;56(6):S1-S12. Abstract

Fakata KL, Cole BE.
Peripheral opioid antagonists: a therapeutic advance for optimizing opioid gastrointestinal tolerability.
The Journal of family practice. 2007 Jun;56(6):S1-S12. Abstract

Fields HL.
Understanding how opioids contribute to reward and analgesia.
Regional anesthesia and pain medicine. 2007 May-Jun;32(3):242-6. Abstract

Freye E, Anderson-Hillemacher A, Ritzdorf I, et al.
Opioid rotation from high-dose morphine to transdermal buprenorphine (Transtec) in chronic pain patients.
Pain practice. 2007 Jun;7(2):123-9. Abstract

Hashizume T, Tomiyasu S, Yomiya K, et al.
Validity of recommended minimum dose of prior morphine to initiate transdermal fentanyl patch in prescribing information - multicenter survey of on prescriptions by palliative care specialists in Japan. [Article in Japanese]
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy. 2007 Jun;34(6):897-902. Abstract

Ista E, van Dijk M, Gamel C, et al.
Withdrawal symptoms in children after long-term administration of sedatives and/or analgesics: a literature review. "Assessment remains troublesome"
Intensive care medicine. 2007 Jun 1; [forthcoming] Abstract

La Vincente SF, White JM, Somogyi AA, et al.
Enhanced buprenorphine analgesia with the addition of ultra-low-dose naloxone in healthy subjects.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics. 2007 Jun 13; [forthcoming] Abstract

Okamoto Y, Tsuneto S, Matsuda Y, et al.
A retrospective chart review of the antiemetic effectiveness of risperidone in refractory opioid-induced nausea and vomiting in advanced-cancer patients.
Journal of pain and symptom management. 2007 May 31; [forthcoming] Abstract

Shaiova L, Rim F, Friedman D, et al.
A review of methylnaltrexone, a peripheral opioid receptor antagonist, and its role in opioid-induced constipation.
Palliative & supportive care. 2007 Jun;5(2):161-6. Abstract

Wallace LS, Keenum AJ, Roskos SE, et al.
Development and validation of a low-literacy opioid contract.
The journal of pain. 2007 Jun 12; [forthcoming] Abstract

Wilson JF.
Strategies to stop abuse of prescribed opioid drugs.
Annals of internal medicine. 2007 Jun 19;146(12):897-900. [No abstract available]

Anemia, Sickle Cell

Adewoye AH, Nolan V, McMahon L, et al.
Effectiveness of a dedicated day hospital for management of acute sickle cell pain.
Haematologica. 2007 Jun;92(6):854-5. Abstract

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Cunningham AJ, Knape JT, Adriaensen H, et al.
Guidelines for anaesthesiologist specialist training in pain medicine.
European journal of anaesthesiology. 2007 Jul;24(7):568-70. Abstract

Arthritis
See Also:
Foot Pain (Hennessy);
Knee Pain (Manheimer)

Berliner MN, Giesecke T, Bornho?Nvd KD.
Impact of transdermal fentanyl on quality of life in rheumatoid arthritis.
The Clinical journal of pain. 2007 July/August;23(6):530-534. Abstract

Bruce B, Fries JF, Murtagh KN.
Health status disparities in ethnic minority patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study.
The Journal of rheumatology. 2007 Jun 1; [forthcoming] Abstract

Burch F, Fishman R, Messina N, et al.
A comparison of the analgesic efficacy of Tramadol Contramid OAD versus placebo in patients with pain due to osteoarthritis.
Journal of pain and symptom management. 2007 Jun 19; [forthcoming] Abstract

Dray A, Read SJ.
Arthritis and pain. Future targets to control osteoarthritis pain.
Arthritis research & therapy. 2007 May 30;9(3):212. Abstract

Escorpizo R, Bombardier C, Boonen A, et al.
Worker productivity outcome measures in arthritis.
The Journal of rheumatology. 2007 Jun;34(6):1372-1380. Abstract

Hughes JG, Goldbart J, Fairhurst E, et al.
Exploring acupuncturists' perceptions of treating patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Complementary therapies in medicine. 2007 Jun;15(2):101-8. Abstract

Kang RW, Lewis PB, Kramer A, et al.
Prospective randomized single-blinded controlled clinical trial of percutaneous neuromodulation pain therapy device versus sham for the osteoarthritic knee: a pilot study.
Orthopedics. 2007 Jun;30(6):439-45. [No abstract available]

Kidd BL, Langford RM, Wodehouse T.
Arthritis and pain. Current approaches in the treatment of arthritic pain.
Arthritis research & therapy. 2007 Jun 11;9(3):214. [forthcoming] Abstract

Kivitz AJ, Espinoza LR, Sherrer YR, et al.
A comparison of the efficacy and safety of celecoxib 200 mg and celecoxib 400 mg once daily in treating the signs and symptoms of psoriatic arthritis.
Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism. 2007 Jun 13; [forthcoming] Abstract

Kosinski M, Janagap C, Gajria K, et al.
Pain relief and pain-related sleep disturbance with extended-release tramadol in patients with osteoarthritis.
Current medical research and opinion. 2007 Jun 1; [forthcoming] Abstract

Kratz AL, Davis MC, Zautra AJ.
Pain acceptance moderates the relation between pain and negative affect in female osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia patients.
Annals of behavioral medicine. 2007 Jun;33(3):291-301. Abstract

Liao BN, Zhang S, Zhang LM.
Clinical observation on "Jianying point"-injection combined with massage for treatment of periarthritis of shoulder. [Article in Chinese]
Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion. 2007 Apr;27(4):261-3. Abstract

Rapoff MA, Lindsley CB.
Improving adherence to medical regimens for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
Pediatric rheumatology online journal. 2007 May 185:10. Abstract

Reginster JY.
The efficacy of glucosamine sulfate in osteoarthritis: financial and nonfinancial conflict of interest.
Arthritis and rheumatism. 2007 Jun 28;56(7):2105-2110.. [No abstract available]

Richardson CG, Chalmers A, Llewellyn-Thomas HA, et al.
Pain relief in osteoarthritis: patients' willingness to risk medication-induced gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, and cerebrovascular complications.
The Journal of rheumatology. 2007 Jun 1; [forthcoming] Abstract

Richy F, Rabenda V, Mawet A, et al.
Flurbiprofen in the symptomatic management of rheumatoid arthritis: a valuable alternative.
International journal of clinical practice. 2007 Jun 26; [forthcoming] Abstract

Schumacher HR, Taylor W, Joseph-Ridge N, et al.
Outcome evaluations in gout.
The Journal of rheumatology. 2007 Jun;34(6):1381-5. Abstract

Son DJ, Lee JW, Lee YH, et al.
Therapeutic application of anti-arthritis, pain-releasing, and anti-cancer effects of bee venom and its constituent compounds.
Pharmacology & therapeutics. 2007 May 6; [forthcoming] Abstract

Vlad SC, Lavalley MP, McAlindon TE, et al.
Glucosamine for pain in osteoarthritis: why do trial results differ?
Arthritis and rheumatism. 2007 Jun 28;56(7):2267-2277. Abstract

Wolfe F, Michaud K.
Resistance of rheumatoid arthritis patients to changing therapy: discordance between disease activity and patients' treatment choices.
Arthritis and rheumatism. 2007 Jun 28;56(7):2135-2142. Abstract

Back Pain
See Also:
Pelvic Pain(Gutke)

Bartynski WS, Petropoulou KA.
The MR imaging features and clinical correlates in low back pain-related syndromes.
Magnetic resonance imaging clinics of North America. 2007 May;15(2):137-54. Abstract

Bogefeldt J, Grunnesjö M, Svärdsudd K, et al.
Diagnostic differences between general practitioners and orthopaedic surgeons in low back pain patients.
Upsala journal of medical sciences. 2007;112(2):199-212. Abstract

Berthelot JM, Delecrin J, Maugars Y, et al.
Contribution of centralization phenomenon to the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of diskogenic low back pain.
Joint, bone, spine. 2007 May 15; [forthcoming] Abstract

Billis EV, McCarthy CJ, Oldham JA.
Subclassification of low back pain: a cross-country comparison.
European spine journal. 2007 Mar 17; [forthcoming] Abstract

Bjo?Nrklund M, Hamberg J, Heiden M, et al.
The assessment of symptoms and functional limitations in low back pain patients: validity and reliability of a new questionnaire.
European spine journal. 2007 Jun 22; [forthcoming] Abstract

Campbell C, Guy A.
Why can't they do anything for a simple back problem?': a qualitative examination of expectations for low back pain treatment and outcome.
Journal of health psychology. 2007 Jul;12(4):641-52. Abstract

Capkin E, Karkucak M, Yayli S, et al.
Ochronosis in differential diagnosis of patients with chronic backache: a review of the literature.
Rheumatology international. 2007 Jun 13; [forthcoming] Abstract

Chastain CA, Eck JC, Hodges SD, et al.
Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a retrospective study of long-term pain relief and fusion outcomes.
Orthopedics. 2007 May;30(5):389-92. Abstract

Cohen SP, Wenzell D, Hurley RW, et al.
A double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-response pilot study evaluating intradiscal etanercept in patients with chronic discogenic low back pain or lumbosacral radiculopathy.
Anesthesiology. 2007 Jul;107(1):99-105. Abstract

Critchley DJ, Ratcliffe J, Noonan S, et al.
Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of three types of physiotherapy used to reduce chronic low back pain disability: a pragmatic randomized trial with economic evaluation.
Spine. 2007 Jun 15;32(14):1474-81. Abstract

Demoulin C, Distre?Le V, Tomasella M, et al.
Lumbar functional instability: a critical appraisal of the literature.
Annales de re?Ladaptation et de me?Ldecine physique. 2007 Jun 13; [forthcoming] Abstract

Derincek A, Mehbod A, Schellhas K, et al.
Discography: can pain in a morphologically normal disc be due to an adjacent abnormal disc?
Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery. 2007 Jun 19; [forthcoming] Abstract

Di Lorenzo L, Forte A, Formisano R, et al.
Low back pain after unstable extracapsular hip fractures: randomized control trial on a specific training.
Europa medicophysica. 2007 Jun 28; [forthcoming] Abstract

Dunn KM, Croft PR, Main CJ, et al.
A prognostic approach to defining chronic pain: replication in a UK primary care low back pain population.
Pain. 2007 Jun 12; [forthcoming] Abstract

[No authors listed]
Efficacy of rehabilitation of patients with chronic primary low back pain at the spa Klyuchi using balneopelotherapy and transcranial electrostimulation. [Article in Russian]
Voprosy kurortologii, fizioterapii, i lechebno? fizichesko? kultury. 2007 Mar-Apr;(2):16-8. Abstract

Freynhagen R, Rolke R, Baron R, et al.
Pseudoradicular and radicular low-back pain - A disease continuum rather than different entities? Answers from quantitative sensory testing.
Pain. 2007 Jun 12; [forthcoming] Abstract

Hancock MJ, Maher CG, Latimer J, et al.
Systematic review of tests to identify the disc, SIJ or facet joint as the source of low back pain.
European spine journal. 2007 Jun 14; [forthcoming] Abstract

Harris IA, Young JM, Rae H, et al.
Factors associated with back pain after physical injury: a survey of consecutive major trauma patients.
Spine. 2007 Jun 15;32(14):1561-5. Abstract

Henschke N, Maher CG, Refshauge KM.
Screening for malignancy in low back pain patients: a systematic review.
European spine journal. 2007 Jun 14; [forthcoming] Abstract

Heymans MW, Ford JJ, McMeeken JM, et al.
Exploring the contribution of patient-reported and clinician based variables for the prediction of low back work status.
Journal of occupational rehabilitation. 2007 Jun 15; [forthcoming] Abstract

Kapural L, Mekhail N.
Novel intradiscal biacuplasty (IDB) for the treatment of lumbar discogenic pain.
Pain practice. 2007 Jun;7(2):130-4. Abstract

Lu DC, Chou D.
Flatback syndrome.
Neurosurgery clinics of North America. 2007 Apr;18(2):289-294. Abstract

Mehling WE, Krause N.
Alexithymia and 7.5-year incidence of compensated low back pain in 1207 urban public transit operators.
Journal of psychosomatic research. 2007 Jun;62(6):667-74. Abstract

Morone NE, Greco CM, Weiner DK.
Mindfulness meditation for the treatment of chronic low back pain in older adults: a randomized controlled pilot study.
Pain. 2007 May 31; [forthcoming] Abstract

Ochia RS, Inoue N, Takatori R, et al.
In vivo measurements of lumbar segmental motion during axial rotation in asymptomatic and chronic low back pain male subjects.
Spine. 2007 Jun 1;32(13):1394-9. Abstract

Rapa?a A, Rapa?a K, Lukawski S.
Correlation between centralization or peripheralization of symptoms in low back pain and the results of magnetic resonance imaging.
Ortopedia, traumatologia, rehabilitacja. 2006 Oct 31;8(5):531-6. Abstract

Simon LS, Evans C, Katz N, et al.
Preliminary development of a responder index for chronic low back pain.
The Journal of rheumatology. 2007 Jun;34(6):1386-1391. Abstract

Skillgate E, Vinga??qrd E, Josephson M, et al.
The role of coping style in the onset of a new episode of low back and neck/shoulder pain. Results from the Swedish MUSIC-Norrtalje Case-Control Study.
Psychotherapy and psychosomatics. 2007;76(4):253-5. [No abstract available]

Tang NK, Salkovskis PM, Poplavskaya E, et al.
Increased use of safety-seeking behaviors in chronic back pain patients with high health anxiety.
Behaviour research and therapy. 2007 May 18; [forthcoming] Abstract

Van Epps S, Zempsky W, Schechter N, et al.
The effects of a two-week trial of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for pediatric chronic back pain.
[No abstract available]

Weinstein JN, Lurie JD, Tosteson TD, et al.
Surgical versus nonsurgical treatment for lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis.
The New England journal of medicine. 2007 May 31;356(22):2257-70. Abstract

Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
See Also:
Digestive System Diseases (Spiegel);
Population Groups (Monsivais)

Brown CA.
The role of paradoxical beliefs in chronic pain: a complex adaptive systems perspective.
Scandinavian journal of caring sciences. 2007 Jun;21(2):207-13. Abstract

Budo?L Mde L, Nicolini D, Resta DG, et al.
Culture permeating the feelings and the reactions in the face of pain. [Article in Portuguese]
Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P. 2007 Mar;41(1):36-43. Abstract

Buffum MD, Hutt E, Chang VT, et al.
Cognitive impairment and pain management: review of issues and challenges.
Journal of rehabilitation research and development. 2007;44(2):315-30. Abstract

Clarke KA, Iphofen R.
Accepting pain management or seeking pain cure: an exploration of patients' attitudes to chronic pain.
Pain management nursing. 2007 Jun;8(2):102-10. Abstract

Crofford LJ.
Violence, stress, and somatic syndromes.
Trauma, violence & abuse. 2007 Jul;8(3):299-313. Abstract

Filoramo MA.
Improving goal setting and goal attainment in patients with chronic noncancer pain.
Pain management nursing. 2007 Jun;8(2):96-101. Abstract

Fisher GS, Emerson L, Firpo C, et al.
Chronic pain and occupation: an exploration of the lived experience.
The American journal of occupational therapy. 2007 May-Jun;61(3):290-302. Abstract

Keefe FJ, Porter L.
Pain catastrophizing in the context of satisfaction with spousal responses: new perspectives and new opportunities.
Pain. 2007 Jun 22; [forthcoming] [No abstract available]

Laubenthal H, Valet M, Sprenger T, et al.
Pain and consciousness : articles from the summer workshop held by the German Interdisciplinary Collaboration for Pain Therapy (DIVS) in 2005. [Article in German]
Schmerz (Berlin, Germany). 2007 May 31; [forthcoming] Abstract

Raskin J, Wiltse CG, Siegal A, et al.
Efficacy of duloxetine on cognition, depression, and pain in elderly patients with major depressive disorder: an 8-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
The American journal of psychiatry. 2007 Jun;164(6):900-9. Abstract

Salomons TV, Johnstone T, Backonja MM, et al.
Individual differences in the effects of perceived controllability on pain perception: critical role of the prefrontal cortex.
Journal of cognitive neuroscience. 2007 Jun;19(6):993-1003. Abstract

Salvetti Mde G, Pimenta CA.
Chronic pain and the belief in self-efficacy. [Article in Portuguese]
Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P. 2007 Mar;41(1):135-40. Abstract

Shi Q, Langer G, Cohen J, et al.
People in pain: how do they seek relief?
The journal of pain. 2007 Jun 21; [forthcoming] Abstract

Simon D, Craig KD, Gosselin F, et al.
Recognition and discrimination of prototypical dynamic expressions of pain and emotions.
Pain. 2007 Jun 19; [forthcoming] Abstract

Cancer Pain
See Also:
Pain Measurement (Harris)

Binhas M, Krakowski I, Marty J.
Nociceptive cancer pain in adult patients: statement about guidelines related to the use of antinociceptive medicine. [Article in French]
Annales francaises d'anesthe`sie et de re`animation. 2007 Jun 7; [forthcoming] Abstract

Castel LD, Abernethy AP, Li Y, et al.
Hazards for pain severity and pain interference with daily living, with exploration of Brief Pain Inventory cutpoints, among women with metastatic breast cancer.
Journal of pain and symptom management. 2007 Jun 19; [forthcoming] Abstract

Friedrichsdorf SJ, Finney D, Bergin M, et al.
Breakthrough pain in children with cancer.
Journal of pain and symptom management. 2007 Jun 5; [forthcoming] Abstract

Giemza C, Bodnar A, Kaba?a T, et al.
The efficiency assessment of rehabilitation with DBC method in low back pain patients.
Ortopedia, traumatologia, rehabilitacja. 2006 Dec 29;8(6):650-7. Abstract

Mercadante S, Fulfaro F.
Management of painful bone metastases.
Current opinion in oncology. 2007 Jul;19(4):308-14. Abstract

Mystakidou K, Parpa E, Tsilika E, et al.
The relationship of subjective sleep quality, pain, and quality of life in advanced cancer patients.
Sleep. 2007 Jun 1;30(6):737-42. Abstract

Mystakidou K, Tsilika E, Parpa E, et al.
Exploring the relationships between depression, hopelessness, cognitive status, pain, and spirituality in patients with advanced cancer.
Archives of psychiatric nursing. 2007 Jun;21(3):150-61. Abstract

Olesen AE, Jarvig L, Hansen OB, et al.
Differences in the prescription of analgesics in the treatment of cancer pain in six Danish pain treatment units. [Article in Danish]
Ugeskrift for laeger. 2007 May 21;169(21):2024-2029. Abstract

Roth CS, Burgess DJ, Mahowald ML.
Medical residents' beliefs and concerns about using opioids to treat chronic cancer and noncancer pain: a pilot study.
Journal of rehabilitation research and development. 2007;44(2):263-70. Abstract

Ruff RL, Ruff SS, Wang X.
Persistent benefits of rehabilitation on pain and life quality for nonambulatory patients with spinal epidural metastasis.
Journal of rehabilitation research and development. 2007;44(2):271-8. Abstract

Sagar SM, Dryden T, Wong RK.
Massage therapy for cancer patients: a reciprocal relationship between body and mind.
Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) 2007 Apr;14(2):45-56. Abstract

Saxena AK, Kumar S.
Management strategies for pain in breast carcinoma patients: current opinions and future perspectives.
Pain practice. 2007 Jun;7(2):163-77. Abstract

Soares LG, Chan VW.
The rationale for a multimodal approach in the management of breakthrough cancer pain: a review.
The American journal of hospice & palliative care. 2007 Jun 20; [forthcoming] Abstract

Stephenson NL, Swanson M, Dalton J, et al.
Partner-delivered reflexology: effects on cancer pain and anxiety.
Oncology nursing forum. 2007 Jan;34(1):127-32. Abstract

Vallerand AH, Saunders MM, Anthony M.
Perceptions of control over pain by patients with cancer and their caregivers.
Pain management nursing. 2007 Jun;8(2):55-63. Abstract

Yamashita K, Nabeshima A, Hara Y, et al.
Influence of body weight, age, and primary tumor site on opioid dose in advanced cancer pain patients.
Nippon Ronen Igakkai zasshi. Japanese journal of geriatrics. 2007 May;44(3):345-50. Abstract

Complementary Therapies
See Also:
Arthritis (Hughes) (Liao);
Back Pain (Morone) (Efficacy);
Cancer Pain (Stephenson) (Sagar);
Fibromyalgia (Tomas-Carus);
Hypnosis, Anesthetic;
Fibromyalgia (Grossma);
Knee Pain (Manheimer);
Spiritual Therapies (Wachholtz)

Engebretson J, Wardell DW.
Energy-based modalities.
The Nursing clinics of North America. 2007 Jun;42(2):243-59. Abstract

Tan G, Craine MH, Bair MJ, et al.
Efficacy of selected complementary and alternative medicine interventions for chronic pain.
Journal of rehabilitation research and development. 2007;44(2):195-222. Abstract

Complex Regional Pain Syndromes
See Also:
Nervous System Diseases

Gieteling EW, van Rijn MA, de Jong BM, et al.
Cerebral activation during motor imagery in complex regional pain syndrome type 1 with dystonia.
Pain. 2007 Jun 8; [forthcoming] Abstract

Kiefer RT, Rohr P, Ploppa A, et al.
Complete recovery from intractable complex regional pain syndrome, CRPS-type I, following anesthetic ketamine and midazolam.
Pain practice. 2007 Jun;7(2):147-50. Abstract

Low AK, Ward K, Wines AP.
Pediatric complex regional pain syndrome.
Journal of pediatric orthopedics. 2007 Jul-Aug;27(5):567-72. Abstract

Maiho?Nfner C, Baron R, Decol R, et al.
The motor system shows adaptive changes in complex regional pain syndrome.
Brain. 2007 Jun 15; [forthcoming] Abstract

Schu?Nrmann M, Gradl G, Rommel O.
Early diagnosis in post-traumatic complex regional pain syndrome.
Orthopedics. 2007 Jun;30(6):450-6. Abstract

Digestive System Diseases
See Also:
Abdominal Pain (Levy)

Cozzi F, Podswiadek M, Cardinale G, et al.
Mud-bath treatment in spondylitis associated with inflammatory bowel disease - a pilot randomised clinical trial.
Joint, bone, spine. 2007 May 30; [forthcoming] Abstract

Eriksson EM, Moller IE, Soderberg RH, et al.
Body awareness therapy: a new strategy for relief of symptoms in irritable bowel syndrome patients.
World journal of gastroenterology. 2007 Jun 21;13(23):3206-14. Abstract

Munck LK, Ainsworth MA.
Tegaserod in treatment of women with irritable bowel syndrome. [Article in Danish]
Ugeskrift for laeger. 2007 Jun 4;169(23):2190-2192. Abstract

Nyrop KA, Palsson OS, Levy RL, et al.
Costs of health care for irritable bowel syndrome, chronic constipation, functional diarrhoea and functional abdominal pain.
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics. 2007 Jul;26(2):237-248. Abstract

Spiegel B, Schoenfeld P, Naliboff B.
Systematic review: the prevalence of suicidal behaviour in patients with chronic abdominal pain and irritable bowel syndrome.
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics. 2007 Jul;26(2):183-193. Abstract

Economics, Medical

Olfson M, Gameroff MJ.
Generalized anxiety disorder, somatic pain and health care costs.
General hospital psychiatry. 2007 Jul-Aug;29(4):310-6. Abstract

Vetter TR.
The application of economic evaluation methods in the chronic pain medicine literature.
Anesthesia and analgesia. 2007 Jul;105(1):114-8. Abstract

Endometriosis

Leng JH, Lang JH, Dai Y, et al.
Relationship between pain symptoms and clinico-pathological features of pelvic endometriosis. [Article in Chinese]
Zhonghua fu chan ke za zhi. 2007 Mar;42(3):165-8. Abstract

Mousa NA, Bedaiwy MA, Casper RF.
Aromatase inhibitors in the treatment of severe endometriosis.
Obstetrics and gynecology. 2007 Jun;109(6):1421-1423. Abstract

Razzi S, Luisi S, Calonaci F, et al.
Efficacy of vaginal danazol treatment in women with recurrent deeply infiltrating endometriosis.
Fertility and sterility. 2007 Jun 1; [forthcoming] Abstract

Remorgida V, Abbamonte LH, Ragni N, et al.
Letrozole and desogestrel-only contraceptive pill for the treatment of stage IV endometriosis.
The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology. 2007 Jun;47(3):222-5. Abstract

Wieser F, Cohen M, Gaeddert A, et al.
Evolution of medical treatment for endometriosis: back to the roots?
Human reproduction update. 2007 Jun 16; [forthcoming] Abstract

Ethics

Johnson SH.
Legal and ethical perspectives on pain management.
Anesthesia and analgesia. 2007 Jul;105(1):5-7. [No abstract available]

Euthanasia

Rami?Lrez-Rivera J, Cruz J, Jaume-Anselmi F.
Euthanasia, assisted suicide and end-of-life care: attitudes of students, residents and attending physicians.
Puerto Rico health sciences journal. 2006 Dec;25(4):325-9. Abstract

Facial Pain

Alvarez FK, Siqueira SR, Okada M, et al.
Evaluation of the sensation in patients with trigeminal post-herpetic neuralgia.
Journal of oral pathology & medicine. 2007 Jul;36(6):347-50. Abstract

Christidis N, Nilsson A, Kopp S, et al.
Intramuscular injection of granisetron into the masseter muscle increases the pressure pain threshold in healthy participants and patients with localized myalgia.
The Clinical journal of pain. 2007 Jul-Aug;23(6):467-72. Abstract

Maltsman-Tseikhin A, Moricca P, Niv D.
Burning mouth syndrome: will better understanding yield better management?
Pain practice. 2007 Jun;7(2):151-62. Abstract

Fasciitis, Plantar

Wearing SC, Smeathers JE, Sullivan PM, et al.
Plantar fasciitis: are pain and fascial thickness associated with arch shape and loading?
Physical therapy. 2007 Jun 6; [forthcoming] Abstract

Fibromyalgia
See Also:
Arthritis (Kratz);
Musculoskeletal Diseases

Brown MM, Jason LA.
Functioning in individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome: increased impairment with co-occurring multiple chemical sensitivity and fibromyalgia.
Dynamic medicine. 2007 May 31;6(1):6. [forthcoming] Abstract

Grossman P, Tiefenthaler-Gilmer U, Raysz A, et al.
Mindfulness training as an intervention for fibromyalgia: evidence of postintervention and 3-year follow-up benefits in well-being.
Psychotherapy and psychosomatics. 2007;76(4):226-33. Abstract

Ha?Nuser W.
Self-assessed pain intensity and disability in subjects diagnosed with fibromyalgia claiming retirement pension. [Article in German]
Schmerz (Berlin, Germany). 2007 Jun 6; [forthcoming] Abstract

Martinez-Lavin M, Infante O, Lerma C.
Hypothesis: the chaos and complexity theory may help our understanding of fibromyalgia and similar maladies.
Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism. 2007 Jun 13; [forthcoming] Abstract

Mease P, Arnold LM, Bennett R, et al.
Fibromyalgia syndrome.
The Journal of rheumatology. 2007 Jun;34(6):1415-25. Abstract

Sepici V, Tosun A, Ko?Nktu?Nrk O.
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome as an uncommon cause of fibromyalgia: a case report.
Rheumatology international. 2007 Jun 23; [forthcoming] Abstract

Foot Pain

Chou LB, Halligan BW.
Treatment of severe, painful pes planovalgus deformity with hindfoot arthrodesis and wedge-shaped tricortical allograft.
Foot & ankle international / American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society [and] Swiss Foot and Ankle Society. 2007 May;28(5):569-74. Abstract

Hennessy K, Burns J, Penkala S.
Reducing plantar pressure in rheumatoid arthritis: a comparison of running versus off-the-shelf orthopaedic footwear.
Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon). 2007 Jun 18; [forthcoming] Abstract

Headache Disorders
See Also:
Musculoskeletal Diseases (Jull)

Aurora SK, Kori SH, Barrodale P, et al.
Gastric emptying in migraine: a response.
Headache. 2007 Jun;47(6):929-30. [No abstract available]

Brandes JL, Smith T, Diamond M, et al.
Open-label, long-term tolerability of naratriptan for short-term prevention of menstrually related migraine.
Headache. 2007 Jun;47(6):886-94. Abstract

Campos CR, Calderaro M, Scaff M, et al.
Primary headaches and painful spontaneous cervical artery dissection.
The journal of headache and pain. 2007 Jun 11; [forthcoming] Abstract

Casanova MF.
The minicolumnopathy of autism: a link between migraine and gastrointestinal symptoms.
Medical hypotheses. 2007 Jun 13; [forthcoming] Abstract

Cohen AS, Matharu MS, Goadsby PJ.
Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias: current and future treatments.
Headache. 2007 Jun;47(6):969-80. Abstract

Eiland LS, Jenkins LS, Durham SH.
Pediatric migraine: pharmacologic agents for prophylaxis.
The Annals of pharmacotherapy. 2007 Jun 5; [forthcoming] Abstract

Gagne JJ, Leas B, Lofland JH, et al.
Quality of care measures for migraine: a comprehensive review.
Disease management. 2007 Jun;10(3):138-46. Abstract

Gaul C, Krummernerl P, Tamke B, et al.
Chronic daily headache in hereditary hemochromatosis treated by venesection.
Headache. 2007 Jun;47(6):926-8. Abstract

Haag G.
A review of evidence-based medicine and meta-analytic reviews in migraine.
Cephalalgia. 2007 Jul;27(7):862-3. [No abstract available]

Holroyd KA.
Disentangling the gordion knot of migraine comorbidity.
Headache. 2007 Jun;47(6):876-7. [No abstract available]

Laporta LD.
Relief from migraine headache with aripiprazole treatment.
Headache. 2007 Jun;47(6):922-6. Abstract

Lee ST, Chu K, Park JE, et al.
Paresthesia as a favorable predictor of migraine prophylaxis using topiramate.
European journal of neurology. 2007 Jun;14(6):654-8. Abstract

Lenaerts ME, Couch JR.
Medication overuse headache.
Minerva medica. 2007 Jun;98(3):221-31. Abstract

Maggioni F, Mampreso E, Ruffatti S, et al.
Migraine with aura triggered by contact lenses: a case report.
Cephalalgia. 2007 Jul;27(7):854-7. [No abstract available]

Matharu MS.
The hypothalamus, pain, and primary headaches.
Headache. 2007 Jun;47(6):963-8. [No abstract available]

Medeiros FL, Medeiros PL, Valenca MM, et al.
Simvastatin for migraine prevention.
Headache. 2007 Jun;47(6):855-6. [No abstract available]

Misra UK, Kalita J, Yadav RK.
Rizatriptan vs. ibuprofen in migraine: a randomised placebo-controlled trial.
The journal of headache and pain. 2007 Jun 11; [forthcoming] Abstract

Ng-Mak DS, Hu XH, Chen Y, et al.
Times to pain relief and pain freedom with rizatriptan 10 mg and other oral triptans.
International journal of clinical practice. 2007 May 30; [forthcoming] Abstract

Niebanck AE, Pollock AN, Smith-Whitley K, et al.
Headache in children with sickle cell disease: prevalence and associated factors.
The Journal of pediatrics. 2007 Jul;151(1):67-72.e1. Abstract

Ravishankar N, Demakis GJ.
The neuropsychology of migraine.
Disease-a-month. 2007 Mar;53(3):156-61. Abstract

Rozen T.
Cessation of hemiplegic migraine auras with greater occipital nerve blockade.
Headache. 2007 Jun;47(6):917-9. Abstract

Sheftell F, Steiner TJ, Thomas H.
Harry Potter and the curse of headache.
Headache. 2007 Jun;47(6):911-6. Abstract

Silberstein SD, Young WB, Hopkins MM, et al.
Dihydroergotamine for early and late treatment of migraine with cutaneous allodynia: an open-label pilot trial.
Headache. 2007 Jun;47(6):878-85. Abstract

Tfelt-Hansen P.
Gastric emptying in migraine.
Headache. 2007 Jun;47(6):929. [No abstract available]

Vieira DS, Naffah-Mazzacoratti Mda G, Zukerman E, et al.
Glutamate levels in cerebrospinal fluid and triptans overuse in chronic migraine.
Headache. 2007 Jun;47(6):842-7. Abstract

Wink S, Cartana Mdo H.
Promoting self-care to patients suffering headache through the oriental perspective of health. [Article in Portuguese]
Revista brasileira de enfermagem. 2007 Mar-Apr;60(2):225-8. Abstract

Herpes Zoster

Schmader KE, Sloane R, Pieper C, et al.
The impact of acute herpes zoster pain and discomfort on functional status and quality of life in older adults.
The Clinical journal of pain. 2007 July/August;23(6):490-496. Abstract

Home Care Services

S?rensen J, Frich L.
Home visits by specially trained nurses after discharge from multi-disciplinary pain care: a cost consequence analysis based on a randomised controlled trial.
European journal of pain (London, England). 2007 Jun 7; [forthcoming] Abstract

Hospice Care

Buss MK, Lessen DS, Sullivan AM, et al.
A study of oncology fellows' training in end-of-life care.
The journal of supportive oncology. 2007 May;5(5):237-42. Abstract

Cahana A, Arigoni F, Robert L.
Attitudes and beliefs regarding the role of interventional pain management at the end-of-life among caregivers: a 4-year perspective.
Pain practice. 2007 Jun;7(2):103-9. Abstract

Kutner JS, Bryant LL, Beaty BL, et al.
Time course and characteristics of symptom distress and quality of life at the end of life.
Journal of pain and symptom management. 2007 Jun 13; [forthcoming] Abstract

Tu MS, Chiou CP.
Perceptual consistency of pain and quality of life between hospice cancer patients and family caregivers: a pilot study.
International journal of clinical practice. 2007 May 30; [forthcoming] Abstract

Hypnosis, Anesthetic

Elkins G, Jensen MP, Patterson DR.
Hypnotherapy for the management of chronic pain.
The International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis. 2007 Jul;55(3):275-87. Abstract

Ne?Lron S, Stephenson R.
Effectiveness of hypnotherapy with cancer patients' trajectory: emesis, acute pain, and analgesia and anxiolysis in procedures.
The International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis. 2007 Jul;55(3):336-54. Abstract

Thornberry T, Schaeffer J, Wright PD, et al.
An exploration of the utility of hypnosis in pain management among rural pain patients.
Palliative & supportive care. 2007 Jun;5(2):147-52. Abstract

Knee Pain
See Also:
Musculoskeletal Diseases

Berend KR, Lombardi AV, Adams JB.
Obesity, young age, patellofemoral disease, and anterior knee pain: identifying the unicondylar arthroplasty patient in the United States.
Orthopedics. 2007 May;30(5 Suppl):19-23. Abstract

Brush?j C, Albrecht-Beste E, Bachmann M, et al.
Acute patellofemoral pain: aggravating activities, clinical examination, MRI and US findings.
British journal of sports medicine. 2007 Jun 11; [forthcoming] Abstract

Houghton KM.
Review for the generalist: evaluation of anterior knee pain.
Pediatric rheumatology online journal. 2007 May 45(1):8. Abstract

Kalichman L, Zhu Y, Zhang Y, et al.
The association between patella alignment and knee pain and function: an MRI study in persons with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis.
Osteoarthritis and cartilage / OARS, Osteoarthritis Research Society. 2007 Jun 12; [forthcoming] Abstract

Manheimer E, Linde K, Lao L, et al.
Meta-analysis: acupuncture for osteoarthritis of the knee.
Annals of internal medicine. 2007 Jun 19;146(12):868-77. Abstract

Na?Nslund J, Walde?Ln M, Lindberg LG.
Decreased pulsatile blood flow in the patella in patellofemoral pain syndrome.
The American journal of sports medicine. 2007 Jun 13; [forthcoming] Abstract

Mental Disorders

Gureje O, Von Korff M, Kola L, et al.
The relation between multiple pains and mental disorders: results from the World Mental Health Surveys.
Pain. 2007 Jun 12; [forthcoming] Abstract

Mouth Diseases

Terai H, Shimahara M.
Tongue pain: burning mouth syndrome vs Candida- associated lesion.
Oral diseases. 2007 Jul;13(4):440-2. Abstract

Musculoskeletal Diseases
See Also:
Arthritis;
Back pain;
Knee Pain;
Neck Pain;
Nervous System Diseases (Ochsner);
Shoulder Pain;
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders

Alizadehkhaiyat O, Fisher AC, Kemp GJ, et al.
Pain, functional disability, and psychologic status in tennis elbow.
The Clinical journal of pain. 2007 July/August;23(6):482-489. Abstract

Braun P, Jensen S.
Hip pain. A focus on the sporting population.
Australian family physician. 2007 Jun;36(6):406-13. Abstract

Harding G, Yelland M.
Back, chest and abdominal pain. Is it spinal referred pain?
Australian family physician. 2007 Jun;36(6):422-9. Abstract

Ihde SK, Konstantinovic VS.
The therapeutic use of botulinum toxin in cervical and maxillofacial conditions: an evidence-based review.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics. 2007 Jun 6; [forthcoming] Abstract

Jull G, Amiri M, Bullock-Saxton J, et al.
Cervical musculoskeletal impairment in frequent intermittent headache. Part 1: subjects with single headaches.
Cephalalgia. 2007 Jul;27(7):793-802. Abstract

Kim DH, Hwang M, Kang YK, et al.
Intramuscular hemangioma mimicking myofascial pain syndrome: a case report.
Journal of Korean medical science. 2007 Jun;22(3):580-2. Abstract

Lacey RJ, Lewis M, Sim J.
Piecework, musculoskeletal pain and the impact of workplace psychosocial factors.
Occupational medicine (Oxford, England). 2007 Jun 18; [forthcoming] Abstract

Petersen W, Welp R, Rosenbaum D.
Chronic Achilles tendinopathy: a prospective randomized study comparing the therapeutic effect of eccentric training, the AirHeel brace, and a combination of both.
The American journal of sports medicine. 2007 Jun 14; [forthcoming] Abstract

Sweeting K, Mock M.
Gait and posture. Assessment in general practice.
Australian family physician. 2007 Jun;36(6):398-405. Abstract

Tekin I, Mirzai H, Ok G, et al.
A comparison of conventional and pulsed radiofrequency denervation in the treatment of chronic facet joint pain.
The Clinical journal of pain. 2007 July/August;23(6):524-529. Abstract

Tokuda Y, Ohde S, Takahashi O, et al.
Musculoskeletal pain in Japan: prospective health diary study.
Rheumatology international. 2007 Jun 13; [forthcoming] Abstract

Tuccori M, Lombardo G, Lapi F, et al.
Gabapentin-induced severe myopathy (July/August).
The Annals of pharmacotherapy. 2007 Jun 12; [forthcoming] Abstract

Uziel Y, Hashkes PJ.
Growing pains in children.
Pediatric rheumatology online journal. 2007 Apr 195:5. Abstract

Wallace DJ, Gotto J.
Hypothesis: bipolar illness with complaints of chronic musculoskeletal pain is a form of pseudofibromyalgia.
Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism. 2007 Jun 13; [forthcoming] Abstract

Wong RA, Schumann B, Townsend R, et al.
A survey of therapeutic ultrasound use by physical therapists who are orthopedic certified specialists.
Physical therapy. 2007 Jun 6; [forthcoming] Abstract

Yelland M.
Facing the challenge of musculoskeletal pain.
Australian family physician. 2007 Jun;36(6):389. Abstract

Myofascial Pain Syndromes
See Also:
Musculoskeletal Diseases (Kim)

Myofascial Pain Syndromes
See Also:
Back Pain/(Skillgate);
Musculoskeletal Diseases

Peolsson A, Kjellman G.
Neck muscle endurance in nonspecific patients with neck pain and in patients after anterior cervical decompression and fusion.
Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics. 2007 Jun;30(5):343-50. Abstract

Poole E, Treleaven J, Jull G.
The influence of neck pain on balance and gait parameters in community-dwelling elders.
Manual therapy. 2007 Jun 4; [forthcoming] Abstract

Nervous System Diseases
See Also:
Facial Pain (Alvarez);
Complex Regional Pain Syndromes;
Pain Measurement (Rog);
Trigeminal Neuralgia

Closs SJ, Staples V, Reid I, et al.
Managing the symptoms of neuropathic pain: an exploration of patients' experiences.
Journal of pain and symptom management. 2007 Jun 19; [forthcoming] Abstract

Guindon J, Desroches J, Dani M, et al.
Pre-emptive antinociceptive effects of a synthetic cannabinoid in a model of neuropathic pain.
European journal of pharmacology. 2007 May 22; [forthcoming] Abstract

Gutierrez-Alvarez AM, Beltra?Ln-Rodri?Lguez J, Moreno CB.
Antiepileptic drugs in treatment of pain caused by diabetic neuropathy.
Journal of pain and symptom management. 2007 Jun 13; [forthcoming] Abstract

Hayashi M, Chernov MF, Taira T, et al.
Outcome after pituitary radiosurgery for thalamic pain syndrome.
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics. 2007 Jun 12; [forthcoming] Abstract

Hensing GK, Sverker AM, Leijon GS.
Experienced dilemmas of everyday life in chronic neuropathic pain patients - results from a critical incident study.
Scandinavian journal of caring sciences. 2007 Jun;21(2):147-54. Abstract

Khan F, Pallant J.
Chronic pain in multiple sclerosis: prevalence, characteristics, and impact on quality of life in an Australian community cohort.
The journal of pain. 2007 May 30; [forthcoming] Abstract

Ochsner F, Novy J, Kuntzer T.
The entrapment neuropathy: a treatable cause of musculoskeletal pain. [Article in French]
Revue me?Ldicale suisse. 2007 May 9;3(110):1170-2, 1174-7. Abstract

Peul WC, van Houwelingen HC, van den Hout WB, et al.
Surgery versus prolonged conservative treatment for sciatica.
The New England journal of medicine. 2007 May 31;356(22):2245-56. Abstract

Pop-Busui R.
Does lamotrigine alleviate the pain in diabetic neuropathy?
Nature clinical practice. Neurology. 2007 Jun 12; [forthcoming] [No abstract available]

Sandford PR, Benes PS.
Use of capsaicin in the treatment of radicular pain in spinal cord injury.
The journal of spinal cord medicine. 2000 Winter;23(4):238-43. Abstract

Stewart WF, Ricci JA, Chee E, et al.
Lost productive time and costs due to diabetes and diabetic neuropathic pain in the US workforce.
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2007 Jun;49(6):672-9. Abstract

Ullrich PM.
Pain following spinal cord injury.
Physical medicine and rehabilitation clinics of North America. 2007 May;18(2):217-33. Abstract

Va?Lrkonyi T, Kempler P.
Diabetic neuropathy: new strategies for treatment.
Diabetes, obesity & metabolism. 2007 Jun 26; [forthcoming] Abstract

Wong MC, Chung JW, Wong TK.
Effects of treatments for symptoms of painful diabetic neuropathy: systematic review.
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) 2007 Jun 11; [forthcoming] Abstract

Zanette G, Marani S, Tamburin S.
Proximal pain in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome: a clinical-neurophysiological study.
Journal of the peripheral nervous system. 2007 Jun;12(2):91-7. Abstract

Obesity

Janke EA, Collins A, Kozak AT.
Overview of the relationship between pain and obesity: what do we know? Where do we go next?
Journal of rehabilitation research and development. 2007;44(2):245-62. Abstract

Pain/diagnosis

Buffum MD, Haberfelde M.
Moving to new settings: pilot study of families' perceptions of professional caregivers' pain management in persons with dementia.
Journal of rehabilitation research and development. 2007;44(2):295-304. Abstract

Schmidt CO, Baumeister SE.
Simple patterns behind complex spatial pain reporting? Assessing a classification of multisite pain reporting in the general population.
Pain. 2007 Jun 12; [forthcoming] Abstract

Pain/diagnosis/therapy

Idell CS, Grant M, Kirk C.
Alignment of pain reassessment practices and National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines.
Oncology nursing forum. 2007 May;34(3):661-71. Abstract

Pain Measurement

Bellieni C, Maffei M, Ancora G, et al.
Is the ABC pain scale reliable for premature babies?
Acta paediatrica. 2007 Jul;96(7):1008-10. Abstract

Bergh I, Sjo?Nstro?Nm B.
Quantification of the pain terms hurt, ache and pain among nursing students.
Scandinavian journal of caring sciences. 2007 Jun;21(2):163-8. Abstract

Ge?Llinas C, Johnston C.
Pain assessment in the critically ill ventilated adult: validation of the critical-care pain observation tool and physiologic indicators.
The Clinical journal of pain. 2007 Jul-Aug;23(6):497-505. Abstract

Harris K, Li K, Flynn C, et al.
Worst, average or current pain in the Brief Pain Inventory: which should be used to calculate the response to palliative radiotherapy in patients with bone metastases?
Clinical oncology (Royal College of Radiologists (Great Britain)). 2007 Jun 11; [forthcoming] Abstract

Horgas AL, Nichols AL, Schapson CA, et al.
Assessing pain in persons with dementia: relationships among the Non-communicative Patient's Pain Assessment Instrument, self-report, and behavioral observations.
Pain management nursing. 2007 Jun;8(2):77-85. Abstract

Johann D, Shapourian B, D'arcy Y.
Screening for pain.
Nursing management. 2007 Jun;38(6):42-47. [No abstract available]

Jones KR, Voj