title: [Towards a pain-free hospital. Description of the campaign].
abstract: The various stages of the campaign "Towards a pain-free hospital", carried out at St. Bortolo Hospital in Vicenza, Italy, are described. They concerned: measuring pain prevalence, patients' beliefs, staff education, giving patients information, daily pain measurement, preparing pain treatment protocols, assessing patient satisfaction. The methods for carrying out the various initiatives and the data collected are reported.
authors.affiliation: UO Terapia del Dolore e Cure Palliative, ULSS n. 6, Vicenza.
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Visentin
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fipaldini
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000700:Analgesics / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics