title: Burn nursing Delphi study: pain management.
abstract: In 1989 a Delphi study was undertaken to identify the nursing priorities in burn research. The Delphi technique is a series of questionnaires used to reach consensus. Ninety-four nurses involved in burn care completed four rounds of questionnaires containing 101 research questions. This, the seventh and final report, concerns a significant area of burn research, which is pain management. Eleven (10%) of the 101 questions dealt with pain, whereas five were rated among the top 20 priority questions. As a category the questions concerning pain management had a mean score of 5.91 on a 0 to 7 Likert scale. The questions collectively were cited as having the most impact on the welfare of the patient with burns.
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000777:Anesthetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001007:Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control; D002056:Burns / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy; D003697:Delphi Technique; D006801:Humans; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010166:Palliative Care
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D000777:Anesthetics; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents