Factors that affect functional status in patients with cancer-related pain

Vallerand, April Hazard; Templin, Thomas; Hasenau, Susan M.; Riley-Doucet, Cheryl

doi:10.1016/j.pain.2007.01.029

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“…It was based on clinical experiences of pain that were more willing to function and had higher functional status when they believed they had the ability to control their pain. Perception of [32]. In our study some coping styles were associated with pain intensity.…”

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confidence: 48%

Pain, Depression And Coping Styles: Assessment And Evaluation In Cancer Pain Population

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2013

J Pain Relief

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Cancer patients may suffer from a plethora of symptoms at all stages of their disease. Pain is one of the most feared and distressing symptoms experienced by people with cancer and may be the dominating symptom at time of diagnosis of cancer, a sign of disease relapse, a symptom of late toxicity and a key symptom in patients with advanced cancer. Pain is often associated with depression and impaired quality of life, consistent with a biopsychosocial model. The main goal of this study is to investigate the relation among pain, anxiety and depression in a population of oncological patients and the secondary objective is to analyse the association between cancer pain and coping styles.

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confidence: 48%

Pain, Depression And Coping Styles: Assessment And Evaluation In Cancer Pain Population

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2013

J Pain Relief

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“…Vallerand et al [11] conducted a cross-sectional study to examine the relationship between the sensory dimension (pain level) and patient's beliefs about pain. The researchers recruited 304 cancer patients, and identified two indicators to define the patient's beliefs regarding pain: knowledge of pain, and barriers to pain control.…”

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Pain Experience among Patients Receiving Cancer Treatment: A Review

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2013

J Palliative Care Med

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IntroductionPain is the most frightening and distressing of all cancer symptoms for patients and their families [1,2]. Cancer-related pain is a challenging for oncology nurses and other health care providers in terms of lack of knowledge and assessment of pain that leads to inadequate pain management [1]. Advances in cancer-related pain management and improvements in radiological and surgical treatments were reported, however, it has been shown that many patients with cancer continue to experience high levels of pain. American Cancer Society reported that 50%-70% of cancer patients are experiencing some degree of pain and less than half get adequate relief of their pain, which negatively impacts their quality of life. It has been reported that 44% of cancer patients were experiencing moderate to severe pain [3].Research Studies reported that the prevalence of cancer-related pain was high: 64% in patients with metastatic or terminal disease, 59% in patients on anticancer treatment and 33% in patients who had been cured of cancer [4]. Approximately 95% of cancer patients could be in pain free if that pain were managed appropriately.Findings confirmed that cancer pain is a multidimensional symptom that consists of feelings of hopelessness, helplessness, emotional distress, and have a negative impact on coping mechanism. Cancer pain was also described as a complex phenomenon which is associated with physiologic, psychosocial consequences, cognitive, behavioral, and socio-cultural dimensions [4,5]. There are many other factors affecting cancer related pain such as type of cancer, stage of disease, type of treatment received and location of cancer [6].Research findings have raised the importance to study the experience of cancer related-pain in a comprehensive approach using the multidimensional aspects of cancer pain experience. The purposes of this literature were to review and analyze recent research articles that studied the experience of cancer-related pain to understand the factors that affects the cancer-pain experience to promote the quality of life among cancer patients. Theoretical FrameworkThe perception and interpretation of pain were viewed as a subjective experience known only to the cancer patients who suffers pain. Pain was also considered as a multidimensional experience and response consisting of physiologic, sensory, affective, cognitive and behavioral components. This paper will be guided by Roy's Adaptation Model (RAM) [7].Roy's Adaptation Model focuses on individuals' adaptation to changeable environment and guides the assessment of individuals' adaptation. The four adaptive modes of RAM (physiologic, the selfconcept, the role function, and the interdependence mode) have been utilized appropriately in pain experience studies. This paper used the multiple dimensions of the cancer related-pain experience and correlates them with the four adaptive modes of Roy Adaptation Model. MethodologyIn order to review the body of knowledge related to pain experience among patients receiving cancer treatment, a...

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“…Families feel inadequate in pain relieving processes, experience fear and worry regarding dependence, and feel helpless with regard to the management of pain. Family members also encounter stress in the later stages of the disease related to the burden of providing care, demands of pain management and inability to relieve the pain (16,17).…”

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Cancer Pain: Knowledge and Experiences from the Perspective of the Patient and their Family Caregivers

2017

ARC Journal of Nursing and Healthcare

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Factors that affect functional status in patients with cancer-related pain

Cited by 56 publications

References 37 publications

Pain, Depression And Coping Styles: Assessment And Evaluation In Cancer Pain Population

Pain, Depression And Coping Styles: Assessment And Evaluation In Cancer Pain Population

Pain Experience among Patients Receiving Cancer Treatment: A Review

Cancer Pain: Knowledge and Experiences from the Perspective of the Patient and their Family Caregivers

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