MULTIDIMENSIONAL PAIN AND SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT SCALE FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE IN PALLIATIVE CARE

The objective was to assess pain and associated symptoms in elderly cancer patients in home-based palliative care. Quantitative and cross-sectional study involving 33 elderly in Foz do Iguaçu, state of Paraná, Brazil, between January and May 2015, using the Edmonton Symptom Assessment...

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Main Authors: Jossiana Wilke Faller, Adriana Zilly, Cynthia Borges de Moura, Pedro Henrique Brusnicki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2016-06-01
Series:Cogitare Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i2.45734
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spelling doaj-a78825c93d5c404797d5a848b491c1f12021-01-02T11:14:13ZengUniversidade Federal do ParanáCogitare Enfermagem1414-85362176-91332016-06-012120109http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i2.45734MULTIDIMENSIONAL PAIN AND SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT SCALE FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE IN PALLIATIVE CAREJossiana Wilke FallerAdriana ZillyCynthia Borges de MouraPedro Henrique BrusnickiThe objective was to assess pain and associated symptoms in elderly cancer patients in home-based palliative care. Quantitative and cross-sectional study involving 33 elderly in Foz do Iguaçu, state of Paraná, Brazil, between January and May 2015, using the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System and analyzed using descriptive statistics. The prevalent age range of the elderly was between 60 and 69 years old, mostly women, married, suffering from breast cancer, low income and low education, with other diseases associated with cancer. It was verified that 90.1% of the patients mention daily and continuous moderate burning pain in the site affected by the tumor. The associated symptoms were anxiety, fatigue, depression and reduced wellbeing. Pain and symptom control measures need to be readjusted and health managers need to invest further in order to permit better palliative care at home.http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i2.45734ElderlyPalliative carePain managementHome nursingNursing
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author Jossiana Wilke Faller
Adriana Zilly
Cynthia Borges de Moura
Pedro Henrique Brusnicki
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Adriana Zilly
Cynthia Borges de Moura
Pedro Henrique Brusnicki
MULTIDIMENSIONAL PAIN AND SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT SCALE FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE IN PALLIATIVE CARE
Cogitare Enfermagem
Elderly
Palliative care
Pain management
Home nursing
Nursing
author_facet Jossiana Wilke Faller
Adriana Zilly
Cynthia Borges de Moura
Pedro Henrique Brusnicki
author_sort Jossiana Wilke Faller
title MULTIDIMENSIONAL PAIN AND SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT SCALE FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE IN PALLIATIVE CARE
title_short MULTIDIMENSIONAL PAIN AND SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT SCALE FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE IN PALLIATIVE CARE
title_full MULTIDIMENSIONAL PAIN AND SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT SCALE FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE IN PALLIATIVE CARE
title_fullStr MULTIDIMENSIONAL PAIN AND SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT SCALE FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE IN PALLIATIVE CARE
title_full_unstemmed MULTIDIMENSIONAL PAIN AND SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT SCALE FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE IN PALLIATIVE CARE
title_sort multidimensional pain and symptom assessment scale for elderly people in palliative care
publisher Universidade Federal do Paraná
series Cogitare Enfermagem
issn 1414-8536
2176-9133
publishDate 2016-06-01
description The objective was to assess pain and associated symptoms in elderly cancer patients in home-based palliative care. Quantitative and cross-sectional study involving 33 elderly in Foz do Iguaçu, state of Paraná, Brazil, between January and May 2015, using the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System and analyzed using descriptive statistics. The prevalent age range of the elderly was between 60 and 69 years old, mostly women, married, suffering from breast cancer, low income and low education, with other diseases associated with cancer. It was verified that 90.1% of the patients mention daily and continuous moderate burning pain in the site affected by the tumor. The associated symptoms were anxiety, fatigue, depression and reduced wellbeing. Pain and symptom control measures need to be readjusted and health managers need to invest further in order to permit better palliative care at home.
topic Elderly
Palliative care
Pain management
Home nursing
Nursing
url http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i2.45734
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