The Effectiveness of a Pain Educational Program for Cancer Patients and Their Family Caregivers

• Main Authors: Pi-Ling Chou, 周碧玲
• Other Authors: Chia-Chin Lin
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2003
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/89221185201567196189

碩士 === 臺北醫學大學 === 護理學系 === 91 === The purpose of this study was to explorer the pain educational program for cancer patient and their family caregivers could reduce the barriers to taking analgesics, improve the analgesic compliance, decrease the degree of pain and lower the impacts on daily life. The sample who had been diagnosed as cancer and their family caregivers, and had been taking pain medications. The Barriers Questionnaire-Taiwan Form (BQT), Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form (BPI), compliance Self-report assessment tool and oral analgesics prescriptions ratio were used in this study. This study include experiment group of 31 pair patient and their family caregivers, and control group of 30 pair of another patient and their family caregivers. (N=122). The outcomes of pain education were measured at two times after the intervention. Data were analyzed by descriptive analysis and GEE(Generalized Estimating Equations). Results showed a significant increase in pain knowledge and analgesics compliance in patients who received the pain education program and a significant decrease in severe pain intensity. This research project is the first pain education and counseling program for both cancer patient and families by GEE(Generalized Estimating Equations).The finding of this research contribute to the literature on cancer pain management and improve of quality of cancer pain management.