A European survey of oncology nurse breakthrough cancer pain practices
Autor: | Bostjan Zavratnik, Carina Rundström, Yvonne Wengström, Theodora Pappa, Jenske I. Geerling, Ulf E Kongsgaard, Tone Rustøen, Isolde Weisse, Sian C. Williams |
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Přispěvatelé: | Faculteit Medische Wetenschappen/UMCG |
Rok vydání: | 2013 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Male Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Nurses experiences MEDLINE HOSPICE PATIENTS Comorbidity RECOMMENDATIONS Young Adult Survey questionnaire Neoplasms Surveys and Questionnaires MANAGEMENT medicine Humans Pain Management Young adult Aged Pain symptoms Medical treatment Oncology (nursing) business.industry Breakthrough Pain Oncology Nursing Breakthrough cancer pain Treatments General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease PREVALENCE Causality Europe Oncology nursing Oncology Population Surveillance Family medicine Nurses attitudes Physical therapy Female Treatment factors Cancer pain business |
Zdroj: | European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 17(1), 95-100. ELSEVIER SCI LTD |
ISSN: | 1462-3889 |
Popis: | Purpose of the research: Breakthrough cancer pain (BTCP) is a prevalent type of pain in which the nurse can play an important role in improving patients' pain symptoms and overall well-being. Nurses' experience with BTCP (number of patients, and estimates of severity and frequency), the treatment of BTCP (pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatments normally used), ratings of the importance of treatment factors, and reasons given for not advising patients to take strong painkillers are presented in the present paper.Methods and sample: Nurses from 12 European countries, who cared for patients with cancer, took part in a survey. In total 1618 nurses were recruited and 1241 completed the survey questionnaire.Key results: Almost 90% of the nurses were female, and 50.4% had >9 years of experience in oncology nursing. The majority of the nurses (47%) said that a patient typically suffered from BTCP 2-3 times a day, and the severity of the pain for the patients was described as severe by 75.5%. In all, 38.4% of the nurses were unaware that medications specifically intended for treatment of BTCP exist, and 57% reported that oral opioids were normally prescribed for BTCP at their workplace. While 38% said they did not use nonpharmacological treatments for BTCP, the most common treatment approach was positional change (used by 76.6%). The treatment varied between the European countries.Conclusion: Patients do not receive the appropriate medical treatment for their BTCP. Nurses need better training about BTCP in general, and BTCP assessment and management specifically. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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