• Association between self-perceived pain sensitivity and pain intensity after Cardiac surgery 

      Bjørnnes, Ann Kristin; Lie, Irene; Parry, Monica; Falk, Ragnhild Sørum; Leegaard, Marit; Rustøen, Tone; Valeberg, Berit Taraldsen (Journal of Pain Research;Volume 2018:11 Pages 1425—1432, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-08-01)
      Background and purpose: Cardiac surgical pain remains a clinical challenge affecting about 40% of individuals in the first six months post-cardiac surgery, and continues up to two years after surgery for about 15–20%. ...
    • Implementation of a pain management algorithm in intensive care units and evaluation of nurses' level of adherence with the algorithm 

      Olsen, Brita Fosser; Rustøen, Tone; Sandvik, Leiv; Miaskowski, Christina; Jacobsen, Morten B.; Valeberg, Berit Taraldsen (Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care;44(6), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-09-29)
      Objectives: To implement a pain management algorithm in intensive care units (ICU) and to evaluate nurses’ level of adherence with the algorithm. Background: Many ICU patients experience pain. Therefore, an evidence-based ...