Trial reportSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2009
Randomized clinical trial of an intensive nursing-based pain education program for cancer outpatients suffering from pain.
Trial report in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic review of health care interventions for pain in patients with advanced cancer.The American journal of hospice & palliative care · 2014Pooled it
- Mediators of change in psychosocial interventions for cancer patients: a systematic review.Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.) · 2012Pooled it
- Evaluation of a specialized oncology nursing supportive care intervention in newly diagnosed breast and colorectal cancer patients following surgery: a cluster randomized trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2018Trial
- Web-based symptom management for women with recurrent ovarian cancer: a pilot randomized controlled trial of the WRITE Symptoms intervention.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2014Trial
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- Effectiveness of Therapeutic Education in Patients with Cancer Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Cancers · 2023Review
- Patients with head and neck cancer may need more intensive pain management to maintain daily functioning: a multi-center study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2019Article
- The individual and societal burden of chronic pain in Europe: the case for strategic prioritisation and action to improve knowledge and availability of appropriate care.BMC public health · 2013Article
- The effect of a care program on pain intensity of cancer patients who underwent surgery and hospitalized in Sayyed-Al-Shohada Hospital of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in 2011.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery research · 2012Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
introductionThe prevalence of pain in patients with cancer is still too high. Factors relating to ineffective pain treatment fall into three categories: the health care system, professional care providers, and patients. In patients, various barriers lead to noncompliance. Previous educational interventions have increased their knowledge of pain and decreased short-term pain levels. In this randomized controlled trial, the authors investigated how an intensive home-based education program given by nurses affected short-term and long-term pain levels. MATERIALS AND
methodsOne hundred and twenty cancer patients were randomized to receive either the pain education program (PEP) or usual care. Pain, knowledge, quality of life, anxiety, and depression were measured at baseline and after 4 and 8 weeks. In the intervention group, effects on symptom levels were communicated to the treating physician.
resultsThe level of pain had decreased at 4 weeks, but not at 8 weeks. Significant decreases in pain only persisted in those patients with a high pain score at baseline. Knowledge of pain significantly increased in the intervention group. No correlation was found between increased pain knowledge and decreased pain levels.
conclusionsThe PEP given by nurses lowered pain intensity levels in cancer patients and increased their knowledge of pain. More attention should be paid to patient education and to communication between patients and health professionals regarding pain and pain management.
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