Evaluation of patients’ needs to design and assess a patient education program in cancer pain

Autor: Marie-Christine Grach, Cyril Guillaumé, Bénédicte Clarisse, A. Le Chevalier, Rachel Bignon, Alexandra Leconte, V Sep Hieng, J Le Garrec, Nathalie Roux, C Bechet, Sonia Cauchin, Natacha Heutte, Marie-Claude Ropartz, C. Delorme, Cécile Bisson, Idlir Licaj, Maud Gicquère, Virginie Prevost
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Pain Research. 12:1813-1823
ISSN: 1178-7090
Popis: Purpose: Patient education constitutes a relevant strategy to improve pain management. In the field of therapeutic patient education (TPE), we aimed 1) to assess pain impact in cancer patients, 2) to identify patients' educative needs in pain management, and 3) to refine research criteria for its future evaluation. Patients and methods: Pain intensity, relief and interference were assessed in 75 cancer patients with unbalanced background pain. Self-assessment questionnaire evaluated i) patients' pain management and ii) their knowledge and needs in TPE. Results: Most patients experienced pain for more than 6 months and 41.6% reported adequate pain relief. Understanding pain and pain management were major patients' preferences (>58%). Most patients declared they knew their pain treatments, but fewer than half of them were able to name them. However, education concerning pain treatment was considered as essential in
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