The Cancer Pain Practice Index: A Measure of Evidence-Based Practice Adherence for Cancer Pain Management in Older Adults in Hospice Care

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 791-802

  Fine, Perry ^a   Herr, Keela ^b   Titler, Marita ^e   Sanders, Sara ^c   Cavanaugh, Joe ^d   Swegle, John ^d   Forcucci, Chris ^b   Tang, Xiongwen ^d   Lane, Kari ^b   Reyes, Jimmy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer pain; hospice; medical records review scoring tool; older patients; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PAIN PRACTICE INDEX; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RESEARCH; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTENT VALIDITY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICARE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

AGED; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952106733     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.09.027     Document Type: Article

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