TY - JOUR
T1 - Cancer pain education for patients.
AU - Ferrell, B. R.
AU - Rivera, L. M.
N1 - Funding Information:
Researchers at the City of Hope National Medical Center (Duarte, CA), have established models of patient and family knowledge and beliefs needed in a pain education program. 24 From 1991 to 1993 these investigators developed and tested a three-part pain education program including pain assessment, pharmacologic treatments, and nondrug interventions. 8.27,29 A summary of this content is included in Table 2. The patient education program is now being tested in several home care agencies. This project, funded by the National Cancer Institute, extends until 1998 and attempts to move the structured pain education program into the practice of home care nurses.
Funding Information:
Through a grant from the Mayday Fund, researchers at the City of Hope National Medical Center established the Mayday Pain Resource Center (MPRC) in January, 1995. The purpose of the MPRC is to serve as a clearinghouse to disseminate information and resources that will enable other individuals and institutions to improve the quality of pain management. The MPRC is a central source for collecting a variety of materials related to pain including pain assessment tools, patient education materials, quality assurance materials related to pain, research instruments used in pain research and other resources. You are invited to contribute any materials that may be useful to others and to request a list of materials available to assist in your pain management efforts.
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PY - 1997/2
Y1 - 1997/2
N2 - OBJECTIVES: To review the basic principles of patient education, models of innovative approaches to patient education, and needs for future development in patient education. DATA SOURCES: Review articles, research studies, book chapters, personal communication, and standards pertaining to cancer pain education. CONCLUSIONS: Patient education based on principles of effective teaching and learning is the cornerstone of effective pain management. Improved methods of patient teaching combined with novel approaches to delivering appropriate pain content can lead to enhanced patient compliance with the prescribed pain medication regimen. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Nurses are essential to improving the care of cancer patients in pain by providing patient education as a care component of professional nursing practice. The challenge remains to overcome significant barriers of limited time and resources to achieve these goals.
AB - OBJECTIVES: To review the basic principles of patient education, models of innovative approaches to patient education, and needs for future development in patient education. DATA SOURCES: Review articles, research studies, book chapters, personal communication, and standards pertaining to cancer pain education. CONCLUSIONS: Patient education based on principles of effective teaching and learning is the cornerstone of effective pain management. Improved methods of patient teaching combined with novel approaches to delivering appropriate pain content can lead to enhanced patient compliance with the prescribed pain medication regimen. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Nurses are essential to improving the care of cancer patients in pain by providing patient education as a care component of professional nursing practice. The challenge remains to overcome significant barriers of limited time and resources to achieve these goals.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0749-2081(97)80049-6
DO - 10.1016/S0749-2081(97)80049-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 9048436
AN - SCOPUS:0031065740
SN - 0749-2081
VL - 13
SP - 42
EP - 48
JO - Seminars in oncology nursing
JF - Seminars in oncology nursing
IS - 1
ER -