title: Patterning of pain and power with guided imagery.
abstract: Using Martha Rogers' science of unitary human beings, changes in pain and power among 42 patients were examined in relation to the use of a guided imagery modality. Participants were randomly assigned to treatment and control groups and repeated measures MANCOVA was used to detect differences in pain and power over a 4-day period of time. The treatment group's pain decreased during the last 2 days of the study. No differences in power emerged. Guided imagery appeared to have potential as a useful nursing modality for chronic pain sufferers.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Wendy A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Lewandowski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006694:Holistic Health; D018939:Holistic Nursing; D006801:Humans; D019018:Imagery, Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016294:Models, Nursing; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011209:Power, Psychological; D020377:Self Efficacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome