Satisfaction with pain management and impact of pain on quality of life in cancer patients.

Johnson LinRuey-Kuen HsiehJen-Shi ChenKuan-Der LeeKun-Ming RauYu-Yun ShaoYung-Chuan SungSu-Peng YehCheng-Shyong ChangTa-Chih LiuMing-Fang WuMing-Yang LeeMing-Sun YuChia-Jui YenPang-Yu LaiWen-Li HwangTzeon-Jye Chiou

Published in: Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology (2018)

Prevalence and severity of pain were associated with disease stage. Pain interference on QoL correlated significantly with pain severity. Treatment of pain in cancer patients in Taiwan seems to have improved from 2008 to 2014, possibly attributable to new cancer pain treatment guidelines and the wider availability of novel analgesic therapies.

Keyphrases

pain management
chronic pain
neuropathic pain
risk factors
spinal cord
spinal cord injury
young adults
postoperative pain
clinical practice
papillary thyroid
lymph node metastasis