From hospital to home care: a randomized controlled trial of a Pain Education Programme for cancer patients with chronic pain.

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  • R de Wit
  • F van Dam
چکیده

AIM OF THE STUDY To investigate the role of district nurses in the care of cancer patients with chronic pain at home, as well as the effects of a Pain Education Programme for patients and their district nurses. The Pain Education Programme consisted of a tailored multi-method approach in which they were educated about pain, instructed how to report pain, and how to contact health care providers. BACKGROUND No educational programs for patients in pain have been studied in outpatients nor integrated with the home care provided. DESIGN AND METHODS One hundred and four patients and their 115 district nurses were enrolled in a prospective, longitudinal, randomized controlled study. The primary outcome of interest was type of care provided by district nurses, satisfaction with the pain treatment, and agreement in estimating patients' pain intensity. RESULTS Results showed that continuity of care was poor as only 36% of the district nurses were informed about patients' pain by hospital nurses. Pain was rarely the reason for referring the patient to district nursing after discharge. Although pain control was not a main reason for district nurses to visit a patient, pain was a subject for discussion in 76% of visits. Besides discussing the pain problem with patients, district nurses provided only a few pain-relieving interventions. District nurses randomized to the intervention group significantly better estimated patients' pain intensity, and were more satisfied about patients' pain treatment, but no differences were found in their assessment of patients' pain relief. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest a significant but moderate effect of the Pain Education Programme, with district nurses only playing a minor role in the treatment of cancer pain.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of advanced nursing

دوره 36 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2001