Cancer patient compliance in the self-administration of a pain assessment tool

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 417-424

  Caraceni, Augusto ^a   Galbiati, Anna ^a   Brunelli, Cinzia ^a   Gorni, Giovanna ^a   Martini, Cinzia ^a   Zecca, Ernesto ^a   De Conno, Franco ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

assessment; Cancer pain; compliance; numerical scale; pain measurement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NURSE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PSYCHOLOGY; RATING SCALE; REST; SELF EVALUATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SELF-EXAMINATION; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 2342568933     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2004.01.002     Document Type: Article

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