Current Research and Development
Current research
Nurses’ Management of Pain in Parkinson’s disease: a Cross-Sectional Survey
Dear Pain Nurses
We are seeking your support to distribute a survey to nurses for a project titled “Nurses’ Management of Pain in Parkinson’s disease: a Cross-Sectional Survey.”
Our study aims to improve the understanding of specialist Parkinson’s disease and pain nurses' clinical practices in relation to pain management in people with Parkinson’s disease (PwPD). Currently, there is limited research focusing on how nurses provide pain care to PwPD. Therefore, this project seeks to address that gap by generating evidence that may inform the development of future resources, such as clinical guidelines or decision-support tools, to support more person-centred, evidence-based pain care for PwPD by nurses.
Participation involves the completion of a one-time, confidential online survey, which will take approximately 20 minutes. The survey can be accessed via a provided link on mobile phones, tablets, or computers. A flyer, with a survey QR code, has been attached. Alternatively, the QR code and survey link are supplied below.
The project has been approved by the University of South Australia's Human Research Ethics Committee (Ethics Approval No: 20718) and grant funds were provided by Pain Nurses Australia.
For anyone interested in participating click on this survey link https://unisasurveys.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bvJmz7M9H9z2OmG
or wishing to ask more questions, please contact the research team via email: sue.sharrad@unisa.edu.au
We greatly appreciate your time and your consideration for distributing this information.
Kind regards,
Dr Sue Sharrad (Chief Investigator)
Professor Saravana Kumar
Dr Joanne Harmon
Joanne Dalton
Dr Yasamin Veziari
'What are the research priorities of pain nurses in Australia?'
Pain Nurses Australia (PNA) promotes pain management nurses’ engagement in research and its translation into evidence-based practice (EBP). It is essential for advancement of the field of pain nursing to investigate research priorities and capture the ever-changing needs of patients, the workforce and evidence base.
This research will answer the following research question:
1. ‘What are the research priorities of pain nurses in Australia?’
You are invited to take part in this research project, which is called Pain Nurses Australia Pain Care Provision: A national consensus study. You have been invited because you are either a Registered Nurse (RN), or an enrolled nurse (EN) or a health care provider who are providing pain care provision for people.
The aim of this project is to explore pain care provision research directions and its national significance. There is a gap of knowledge in relation to what nurses and health care professionals would like to explore in relation to research about pain care provision. From exploration of this topic, the findings will be used to provide better care, educational direction and research focus. This research is sponsored by Pain Nurses Australia (PNA). This study has UniSA HREC approval [206202].
Please scan the QR code for access to the survey and to participate in an interview.
Link Research and Culture
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