2023
Pain sensation and gut microbiota profiles in older adults with heart failure
Chen J, Wang Z, Starkweather A, Chen M, McCauley P, Miao H, Ahn H, Cong X. Pain sensation and gut microbiota profiles in older adults with heart failure. Interdisciplinary Nursing Research 2023, 2: 83-91. PMID: 37645375, PMCID: PMC10461724, DOI: 10.1097/nr9.0000000000000024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelf-reported painPain sensationHeart failureHealthy controlsHF subjectsBiomarkers of painPain modulationSevere self-reported painStool samplesGut microbiota compositionQuantitative sensory testing profilesConditioned pain modulationQuantitative sensory testingPressure pain thresholdAssociated with painBrief Pain InventorySymptoms of HFImprove pain managementSubjects' mean ageNIH Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information SystemOlder adultsMicrobiota compositionGut microbiotaPatient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information SystemPain intensity
2022
Nurses’ experiences of caring for preterm infants in pain: A meta-ethnography
Zhao T, Starkweather A, Matson A, Lainwala S, Xu W, Cong X. Nurses’ experiences of caring for preterm infants in pain: A meta-ethnography. International Journal Of Nursing Sciences 2022, 9: 533-541. PMID: 36285076, PMCID: PMC9587390, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2022.09.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCare of preterm infantsNeonatal intensive care unitMeta-ethnographyPreterm infantsNurses' experiencesUnrelieved painPain assessmentLived experience of nursesConsequences of unrelieved painPain managementCritical Appraisal Skills ProgrammeExperiences of nursesAppraisal Skills ProgrammeQualitative dataImprove pain managementEffective pain managementLack of trainingNurse participantsNursing perspectiveNurses' understandingLiterature quality evaluationNursing researchNursesIntensive care unitSkills ProgrammePsychosocial and Sensory Factors Contribute to Self-Reported Pain and Quality of Life in Young Adults with Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Chen J, Barandouzi Z, Lee J, Xu W, Feng B, Starkweather A, Cong X. Psychosocial and Sensory Factors Contribute to Self-Reported Pain and Quality of Life in Young Adults with Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Pain Management Nursing 2022, 23: 646-654. PMID: 35074280, PMCID: PMC9300766, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmn.2021.12.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-reported painQuality of lifePressure pain thresholdBrief Pain InventoryPsychosocial factorsSelf-efficacyPain interferenceIBS-QOLIrritable bowel syndromeAssociated with pain interferenceCross-sectional analysis of baseline dataPain thresholdAnalysis of baseline dataYoung adultsImprove pain managementMediation analysisCross-sectional analysisSensory factorsRandomized controlled trialsPain InventoryPain managementIntervention studiesAlcohol intakeCold pain thresholdGeneral community