Results of a randomized controlled pilot study of a self-management intervention for cancer pain

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 284-291

  Koller, Antje ^a   Miaskowski, Christine ^b   De Geest, Sabina ^a   Opitz, Oliver ^c   Spichiger, Elisabeth ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Analgesics; Barriers to pain self management; Cancer; Pain; Patient education; Randomized controlled trial; Self management

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERMANY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTRACTABLE PAIN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMANY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84876302184     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2012.08.002     Document Type: Article

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