TY - JOUR
T1 - The immune-suppressive nature of pain.
AU - Page, G. G.
AU - Ben-Eliyahu, S.
N1 - Funding Information:
From College of Nursing, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and the Department of Psychology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel Gayle Giboney Page, RN, DNSc: Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, Ohio State University; Shamgar Ben-Eliyahu, PhD: Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. Supported by National Institutes of Health Grant No. NR03915. Address reprint requests to Gayle Giboney Page, RN, DNSc, Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, Ohio State University, 1585 Neil Ave, Columbus, OH 43210. Copyright © 1997by W.B. Saunders Company 0749-2081/97/1301-000355. 00/0
PY - 1997/2
Y1 - 1997/2
N2 - OBJECTIVES: To review evidence that the immune system plays a role in controlling the spread of cancer and findings that perioperative pain relief improves immune status and health outcomes. DATA SOURCES: Research studies and review articles pertaining to immunity, immune function, stress, and immune-suppressive nature of pain. CONCLUSIONS: Pain not only results in suffering but is a pathogen itself, capable of facilitating the progression of metastatic disease. Adequate pain relief decreases these risks. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Adequate pain relief is not only a primary concern in caring for individuals in pain but may be a matter of physiologic necessity as further studies reveal the immune-suppressive nature of pain.
AB - OBJECTIVES: To review evidence that the immune system plays a role in controlling the spread of cancer and findings that perioperative pain relief improves immune status and health outcomes. DATA SOURCES: Research studies and review articles pertaining to immunity, immune function, stress, and immune-suppressive nature of pain. CONCLUSIONS: Pain not only results in suffering but is a pathogen itself, capable of facilitating the progression of metastatic disease. Adequate pain relief decreases these risks. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Adequate pain relief is not only a primary concern in caring for individuals in pain but may be a matter of physiologic necessity as further studies reveal the immune-suppressive nature of pain.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0749-2081(97)80044-7
DO - 10.1016/S0749-2081(97)80044-7
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AN - SCOPUS:0031067076
VL - 13
SP - 10
EP - 15
JO - Seminars in Oncology Nursing
JF - Seminars in Oncology Nursing
SN - 0749-2081
IS - 1
ER -
