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Influence of achronic pain and its treatment on subjective assessment of quality of life in patients with advanced cancer disease
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Abstract
Material and methods. In the period from July 2006 to July 2007 in the Department of Chronic Pain Treatment, Palliative Care and Clinical Pharmacology of the Jagiellonian University Medical College a group of 34 patients in the terminal phase of cancer were analyzed. Intensity of experienced pain was measured with Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) and Verbal Rating Scale (VRS). Fear, depression and aggression occurrence was measured with HADS - M scale. By the use of Rotterdam List general evaluation of quality of life and individual dimensions of quality of life.
Results. Statistically significant relation between cancer pain intensity level measured and individual dimensions of quality of life.
Conclusions. Our results confirmed the presence of warning a relation between intensity of pain and quality of life. They have called attention on problems of pain in a multi-directional manner and take many aspects into consideration, in order to improve care and quality of life.
Abstract
Material and methods. In the period from July 2006 to July 2007 in the Department of Chronic Pain Treatment, Palliative Care and Clinical Pharmacology of the Jagiellonian University Medical College a group of 34 patients in the terminal phase of cancer were analyzed. Intensity of experienced pain was measured with Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) and Verbal Rating Scale (VRS). Fear, depression and aggression occurrence was measured with HADS - M scale. By the use of Rotterdam List general evaluation of quality of life and individual dimensions of quality of life.
Results. Statistically significant relation between cancer pain intensity level measured and individual dimensions of quality of life.
Conclusions. Our results confirmed the presence of warning a relation between intensity of pain and quality of life. They have called attention on problems of pain in a multi-directional manner and take many aspects into consideration, in order to improve care and quality of life.
Keywords
cancer pain; quality of life; cancer disease; palliative care
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Influence of achronic pain and its treatment on subjective assessment of quality of life in patients with advanced cancer disease
Journal
Advances in Palliative Medicine
Issue
Pages
149-158
Published online
2008-10-21
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Advances in Palliative Medicine 2008;7(4):149-158.
Keywords
cancer pain
quality of life
cancer disease
palliative care
Authors
Iwona Repka
Jerzy Wordliczek