Evans, Molly, Cheetham, Kate and Lees, Carolyn
(2022)
The Lived Experiences of Post-Operative Pain Management for Patients with Fibromyalgia.
Insider Imprint, 5.
ISSN 2516-256X
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Abstract
This review introduces an initial understanding of fibromyalgia and then focuses on the lived experiences of post-operative pain management for patients with fibromyalgia; this is a specific period within fibromyalgia patients’ healthcare journey that has not been identified within research. Most research on fibromyalgia is related to overall, day-to-day pain within fibromyalgia or specific pharmacological or non-pharmacological outcomes following specific surgery. This review relates to post-operative pain management when undergoing nonfibromyalgia related surgery and how various factors contribute to fibromyalgia patients’ pain. It highlights the reduced pain assessments and management pathways available specific to fibromyalgia pain and new acute surgical pain. If further research was to be undertaken, then a blanket post-operative surgical pathway could be introduced specifically for fibromyalgia patients to improve their surgical experience and reduce symptoms and co-morbidities from being exacerbated during the post-operative period. This research could also promote the education of healthcare professionals and introduce new guidance and pathways to help individualise pain plans for all fibromyalgia patients in the pre-operative periods to prepare for the post-operative stage. Having a wider knowledge base of pain assessments, management and analgesia for fibromyalgia patients will allow them to be assessed correctly with a personalised pain plan that relates to their individual pain instead of being based on the surgical procedure undertaken. It will also help decrease the stigmatism around fibromyalgia, as due to limited knowledge biases have been identified leading to fibromyalgia patients feeling isolated and misjudged. Many nurses have highlighted the importance of the wider knowledge of fibromyalgia, and many would like to increase their knowledge to improve overall patient experience and quality of care provided.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Health and Life Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Repository Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Jun 2022 14:28 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Jun 2022 14:29 |
| DOI: | 10.17638/03150609 |
| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3150609 |
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