2018
Pain self‐management plus nurse‐led support in young adults with irritable bowel syndrome: Study protocol for a pilot randomized control trial
Cong X, Ramesh D, Perry M, Xu W, Bernier K, Young E, Walsh S, Starkweather A. Pain self‐management plus nurse‐led support in young adults with irritable bowel syndrome: Study protocol for a pilot randomized control trial. Research In Nursing & Health 2018, 41: 121-130. PMID: 29388674, PMCID: PMC6415297, DOI: 10.1002/nur.21862.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of lifeSM interventionsHealth outcomesSelf-managementIrritable bowel syndromeNurse-led supportSM behaviorSelf-management instructionsLongitudinal pilot studyYoung adultsPreliminary effectivenessPain neurophysiologyPhone consultationsDistressing symptomsEarly adult yearsBowel syndromePrimary outcomeStudy protocolVideo modulesWell-beingSeverity of symptomsPilot studyAdult yearsInterventionPain
2012
Effects of Skin-to-Skin Contact on Autonomic Pain Responses in Preterm Infants
Cong X, Cusson R, Walsh S, Hussain N, Ludington-Hoe S, Zhang D. Effects of Skin-to-Skin Contact on Autonomic Pain Responses in Preterm Infants. Journal Of Pain 2012, 13: 636-645. PMID: 22595172, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2012.02.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutonomic pain responsesIncubator carePreterm infantsHeel stickLow frequency powerHigh frequency powerPain responseSpectral power analysis of heart rate variabilityEffect of skin-to-skin contactNeonatal intensive care unitSkin-to-skin contactLF/HF ratioHeart rateEffective pain interventionIntensive care unitAnalysis of heart rate variabilityKC conditionsBeat-to-beat heart rateRandomized crossover trialSpectral power analysisAffected infantsKangaroo carePretermPain interventionsCrossover trial
2010
Supplementing Relaxation and Music for Pain After Surgery
Good M, Albert J, Anderson G, Wotman S, Cong X, Lane D, Ahn S. Supplementing Relaxation and Music for Pain After Surgery. Nursing Research 2010, 59: 259-269. PMID: 20585222, DOI: 10.1097/nnr.0b013e3181dbb2b3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnalgesia, Patient-ControlledAttitude to HealthClinical Nursing ResearchCombined Modality TherapyFemaleHumansLaparotomyMaleMiddle AgedMidwestern United StatesMultivariate AnalysisMusic TherapyPain MeasurementPain, PostoperativePatient Education as TopicPostoperative CareRelaxation TherapyTreatment OutcomeConceptsPain managementPatient teachingPT reduces painPatient-controlled analgesiaMultivariate analysis of covarianceDistress ScaleAnalysis of covarianceUnrelieved painReduce painImmediate effectsPainPostoperative patientsMultivariate analysisNursesEffective modalityAnalgesiaDistressInterventionPostoperative painAnalgesicPatientsParticipantsMusicRM effectAbdominal surgery