Pain Management Knowledge and Attitude of Hospitalized Patients with Cancer and Their Family Caregivers / 종양간호학회지
Journal of Korean Oncology Nursing
;
: 104-113, 2009.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-224133
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The aim of this study was to investigate pain management knowledge and attitude in cancer patients and their family caregivers.METHODS:
The subjects were 52 hospitalized cancer patients and 52 their family caregivers in a hematooncologic unit in one general hospital. Data were collected via self-reported questionnaires and interviews in 2008.RESULTS:
46.2% of the patient participants reported pain and 50% of them were taking opioid analgesics. Levels of knowledge about cancer pain and its management in both patient and caregiver participants were low, whereas, the scores of knowledge of the caregivers were significantly higher than that of the patients. The attitudes toward cancer pain were not significantly different between patients and caregivers. Both cancer patients and caregivers had some misconcepts in using opioid analgesics and about cancer pain. Patients' and caregivers' level of knowledge about cancer pain and its mangement demonstrated positive correlation.CONCLUSION:
Education about cancer pain and its management should target both cancer patients and their family caregivers. Also the education should focus on intervening the misconceptions that patients and their caregivers have regarding cancer pain and its management
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Caregivers
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Pain Management
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Hospitals, General
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Analgesics, Opioid
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Oncology Nursing
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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