ArticleIndian journal of palliative care
A Reflection on the Experience with Conducting a Clinical Audit Aimed at Optimizing Pain Assessment in Cancer Patients in Sri Lanka.
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- ''Mitigating cancer pain: What else matters?"-A qualitative study into the needs and concerns of cancer patients in Sri Lanka.PloS one · 2025Article
- A Typical Perplexing Life-sustaining Therapy Decision at the End of life: A Case Report from Sri Lanka with Attributes Potentially worth Adopting from the UK Legislature.Indian journal of palliative careArticle
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Abstract
contextOne of the principle obstacles identified in suboptimal management of pain in worldwide cancer patients is inadequate assessment of pain which in turn leads to poor management. In Sri Lanka, this is heralded by the lack of medical or nursing professionals qualified in Palliative Medicine/Care to date in Sri Lanka.
aimThe aims of this clinical audit were to raise awareness and optimize the assessment of pain among resident patients of a tertiary care cancer hospital by oncology doctors.
methodsA simple "pain and associated symptom chart" was designed for the doctors of the tertiary care cancer institution to document pain experienced by resident cancer patients in terms of intensity, both upon admission and on daily clerking. The expected standards were 100% documentation for each, regardless of the presence of pain on a visual analog scale (0-10). Documentation of the site and character of pain were expected to be 80% each.
resultsDespite conducting three audit cycles with staff training and clarifications in between, the pain assessment practices did not be improve significantly (
conclusionsPain assessment practices of the tertiary care oncology unit concerned was suboptimal. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to explore obstacles and incorporate pain assessment as a mandatory routine practice in clinical oncology units.
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