In patients with moderate-to-severe OA of the knee, 2 weeks of treatment with the lidocaine patch 5% significantly reduces the intensity of pain qualities as measured by all 4 NPS composite measures. Our results coincide with previously reported improvements in pain and physical function in the same patient population, as measured by the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities OA Index. Measuring the various qualities of pain appears to be a valid approach for assessing clinical outcomes in the treatment of OA pain. Pain measures such as the NPS can capture the multi-dimensional properties of a patient's pain experience and may offer clinicians the possibility to identify differential effects of analgesic treatments on various pain qualities associated with OA.
This study investigated the impacts of the school volunteer experience as perceived by older volunteers. Data were gathered from 180 volunteers through the use of a Likert-type questionnaire and an open-ended interview. The data analysis yielded the following findings. The volunteer experience was perceived as providing a meaningful structure for the older persons' lives, as enriching their lives and as helping them to overcome personal trauma. These findings suggest that older persons' well-being could be improved by providing them with structured activities involving social responsibility.
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