Longitudinal documentation of cancer pain management outcomes: A pilot study at a VA medical center

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 494-505

  Chang, Victor T ^a,b   Hwang, Shirley S ^a,c   Kasimis, Basil ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer pain outcomes; Pain relief; Quality of life; Satisfaction; Side effects; Symptom distress

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; OPIATE; STEROID;

ANALGESIA; APPETITE DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DROWSINESS; FATIGUE; FOLLOW UP; HALLUCINATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; MYOCLONUS; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFLEX DISORDER; SCALE UP; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; SWEATING; UNITED STATES; URINARY DYSFUNCTION; VERTIGO; VOMITING; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 0036874853     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(02)00516-X     Document Type: Article

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