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Benefits of using the Brief Pain Inventory in patients with cancer pain: an intervention study conducted in Swedish hospitals.

Viveka AnderssonStefan BergmanIngela HenochHanna SimonssonKarin Ahlberg
Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2019)
Presenting the patient-reported BPI to the care team helped them to focus on patients' pain, identify pain mechanisms and adjust analgesics accordingly. A possible explanation for the results is changes in the medication prescribed.
Keyphrases
  • chronic pain
  • pain management
  • patient reported
  • neuropathic pain
  • healthcare
  • randomized controlled trial
  • palliative care
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  • end stage renal disease
  • newly diagnosed
  • quality improvement
  • spinal cord