2006
DOI: 10.1188/06.onf.1183-1188
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Impact of an Educational Program on Pain Management in Patients With Cancer Living at Home

Abstract: Homecare nurses can be trained to effectively administer the educational program during their regular homecare visits.

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“…36 Beside the potential information bias mentioned earlier, this study has some other limitations. Patient participation rate was rather low, but it compares well with other studies conducted with such vulnerable population 5,31,50 . Moreover, few patients withdrew, their main reasons for dropping out being death or cancer recurrence, which were inevitable in this population.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 59%
“…36 Beside the potential information bias mentioned earlier, this study has some other limitations. Patient participation rate was rather low, but it compares well with other studies conducted with such vulnerable population 5,31,50 . Moreover, few patients withdrew, their main reasons for dropping out being death or cancer recurrence, which were inevitable in this population.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 59%
“…These findings are consistent with other published studies. 13,14 In the present study, there was a significant increase in post-study total pain-related knowledge scores in patients who received pharmacist-led education on medication compared with controls who received no guidance. The results also demonstrated that, in the control group, increases in the total pain-related knowledge score were greater in analgesic-naı¨ve patients compared with those who were using (or had used) analgesics.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 60%
“…But these rates compare well with those of other studies conducted with such a vulnerable population. 16,25,28 Moreover, the withdrawal rate was quite low in this cohort, the main reasons for dropping out being death or cancer recurrence associated with poor functional status, which were inevitable in this population. Second, because the study was limited to patients with lung cancer, it is uncertain if results may be generalized to patients with other types of cancer.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%