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Pain Management among Hospitalized Cancer Patients and its Impact on the Quality of Life

  

  1. The Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650018,China
  • Received:2014-05-19 Online:2014-10-15 Published:2014-10-15

Abstract:

Objective: To investigate the status of pain management and pain influence on the quality of life of hospitalized tumor
patients, so as to provide a basis for the implementation of cancer pain treatment. Methods: 376 cases hospitalized tumor patients were
investigated by using pain questionnaire, including pain part investigation, lowest the degree of pain within 24 hours, the use of pain
medications survey, and the effects degrees of pain within 24 hours. Results: The scores of pain at present in this group of patients
(NRS score) was (4.10 ± 2.48); 371 cases (98.67%) patients have a history of pain, and 208 cases (89.27%) took oral analgesic drugs;
189 cases (50.27%) patients used of non-drug therapy before. The quality of life affected by pain within 24 hours, the biggest effect was
(6.51 ± 2.43) scores for daily life, the smallest effect was (3.46 ±2.62) scores for sleep. Conclusion: The pain affects the quality of life
of cancer patients; cancer pain control of patients remains to be improved.

Key words: hospitalized patients, tumor, pain, quality of life

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