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Cancer-related pain: a nationwide survey of patients' treatment modification and satisfaction in Taiwan.
Jpn J Clin Oncol. 2017 Nov 01;47(11):1060-1065
Authors: Rau KM, Chen JS, Wu HB, Lin SF, Huang ML, Tai CJ, Hwang WL, Lu YC, Wang CC, Kuen Hsieh R
Abstract
Background: We have limited knowledge about cancer patients' pain control satisfaction in outpatient departments in Taiwan and doctors' practice of adjusting analgesics according to their pain status. This survey examined pain management and satisfaction among cancer outpatients with pain and obtained information on their quality of life and treatment management for different pain intensities.
Methods: The Short version of the Brief Pain Inventory was used as the outcome questionnaire. Participants comprised 2075 patients with different cancers and disease statuses at 14 oncological outpatient departments, of which 1051 reported pain within the week prior to testing. The impact of pain management on physical and psychological functioning, and satisfaction with doctors were evaluated. Information about doctors' prescriptions was collected. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to evaluate whether the interference scale performed identically in the different analgesic ladders.
Results: Pain was significantly linked to disease status and affected patients' physical and psychiatric functioning. Almost 100% of patients were satisfied with their pain control, but more than 70% of doctors did not change analgesics based on patients' current pain status. The results show that although patients were satisfied with their physicians, treatment of cancer pain was still suboptimal.
Conclusion: Pain assessment and treatment need to be more thorough and management guidelines should be revised to improve pain control in patients with cancer.
PMID: 28973687 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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