Correlation of Pain Scores, Analgesic Use, and Beck Anxiety Inventory Scores During Hospitalization in Lower Extremity Amputees

Post amputation pain can be debilitating for patients and families. Chronic pain is a common phenomenon after lower extremity amputation, occurring in up to 80% of this population. The purpose of this pilot study was to correlate post amputation pain scores to opioid analgesic consumption and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) scores. Twenty-three patients with lower extremity amputation at an 827-bed acute care inner-city hospital were surveyed pre-operatively and post-operatively to determine if there was a significant correlation between anxiety and pain. A numeric scale was utilized by patients to rate their pain level, while the BAI was utilized to measure their anxiety levels

Moddeman, Gail interview for the Miami Valley College of Nursing and Health Oral History Project

Donna Miles Curry interviewed Gail Moddeman on June 13, 2019 about her experience both as a nurse and as faculty at Wright State University. In the interview, Gail Moddeman discusses her career trajectory from her schooling in Kentucky to working as a faculty at Wright State. She focuses on the relationship between Miami Valley Hospital and Wright State University