Pain intensity as perceived by patients with cancer and their caregivers, and influencing factors

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dc.contributor.authorY Kantabanlangen_US
dc.contributor.authorW Petpichetchainen_US
dc.contributor.authorK Nilmanaten_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-02-22T06:20:06Z
dc.date.available2011-02-22T06:20:06Z
dc.date.created2010-01-15en_US
dc.date.issued2010-01-15en_US
dc.description.abstractThe purposes of this descriptive study were to describe and compare the levels of pain intensity perceived by both patients with cancer and their caregivers, and to describe a group of influencing factors contributing towards pain perception. A total of 98 dyads of patients with cancer and their caregivers from five hospitals in southern Thailand participated in this study. A pain numeric rating scale, knowledge, attitude, interrelationship between patients and caregivers, and a demographic questionnaire were used in the study. The results indicated that the overall mean pain intensity score perceived by patients and caregivers were at the mild level and moderate levels respectively. Pain intensity perceived by the patients and family caregivers was not significantly different. Hierarchical regression analysis of the patients' data sets revealed that the demographic variables, patient-caregiver relationships, and patients' knowledge and attitudes accounted for 6% of the perception of pain intensity (adjusted R2 = .06) while for the caregivers it was 21% of their perception of pain intensity (adjusted R2 = .21). The most significant factor for patients was their knowledge of cancer pain but for the caregivers' they were their relationship, education and knowledge. These findings have implications for nursing practice in planning interventions to educate cancer patients and caregivers concerning cancer pain. In addition, the contribution of the relationship between patients and caregivers suggests that nurses may need to support and strengthen this relationship.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSongklanagarind Medical Journal; Vol. 25 No. 6 Nov-Dec 2007; 491-499en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/132160
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSongklanagarind Medical Journalen_US
dc.rightsFaculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkla, Thailanden_US
dc.source.urihttps://thailand.digitaljournals.org/index.php/SOMJ/issue/archiveen_US
dc.source.urihttps://thailand.digitaljournals.org/index.php/SOMJ/article/view/899en_US
dc.titlePain intensity as perceived by patients with cancer and their caregivers, and influencing factorsen_US
dc.typeOriginal Articleen_US
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