Barriers to effective cancer pain management: a survey of hospitalized cancer patients in Australia.

The purpose of this study was to examine attitudinal barriers to effective pain management in a consecutively recruited cohort of 114 cancer patients from four Australian hospitals. When surveyed, 48% of this sample reported experiencing pain within the previous 24 hours. Of these, 56% reported this...

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Publicado en:Journal of Pain & Symptom Management Vol. 23; no. 5; pp. 393 - 406
Autores principales: Yates PM, Edwards HE, Nash RE, Walsh AM, Fentiman BJ, Skerman HM, McDowell JK, Najman JM, Yates, Patsy M, Edwards, Helen E, Nash, Robyn E, Walsh, Anne M, Fentiman, Belinda J, Skerman, Helen M, Najman, Jake M
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Publicado: Elsevier B.V. May2002
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          Yates PM
          Edwards HE
          Nash RE
          Walsh AM
          Fentiman BJ
          Skerman HM
          McDowell JK
          Najman JM
          Yates, Patsy M
          Edwards, Helen E
          Nash, Robyn E
          Walsh, Anne M
          Fentiman, Belinda J
          Skerman, Helen M
          Najman, Jake M
        affil: School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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          Cancer Pain Therapy
          Cancer Patients
          Patient Attitudes
          Attitude to Health
          Cross Sectional Studies
          Surveys
          Questionnaires
          Health Beliefs
          Analgesics Therapeutic Use
          Communication
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          Pain Measurement
          Patient Education
          Research Instruments
          Brief Pain Inventory
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          Summated Rating Scaling
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          Age Factors
          Sex Factors
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          Middle Age
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          Aged, 80 and Over
          Hospitals, Public
          Queensland
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          Adult: 19-44 years
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
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      ab: The purpose of this study was to examine attitudinal barriers to effective pain management in a consecutively recruited cohort of 114 cancer patients from four Australian hospitals. When surveyed, 48% of this sample reported experiencing pain within the previous 24 hours. Of these, 56% reported this pain to be "distressing, horrible or excruciating," with large proportions indicating that this pain had affected their movement, sleep and emotional well-being. Three factors were identified as potentially impacting on patients' responses to pain-poor levels of patient knowledge about pain, low perceived control over pain, and a deficit in communication about pain. A trend for older patients to experience more severe pain was also identified. These older patients reported being more willing to tolerate pain and perceive less control over their pain. Suggestions are made for developing patient education programs and further research using concepts drawn from broader social and behavioral models.
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