Background About 70% of patients with advanced cancer experience pain. Few studies have investigated the use of healthcare in this population and the relationship between pain intensity and costs. Methods Adults with advanced cancer and scored worst pain ≥ 2/10 on a numeric rating scale (NRS) were recruited from 6 Australian oncology/palliative care outpatient services to the Stop Cancer PAIN trial (08/15-06/19). Out-of-hospital, publicly funded services, prescriptions and costs were estimated for the three months before pain screening. Descriptive statistics summarize the clinico-demographic variables, health services and costs, treatments and pain scores. Relationships with costs were explored using Spearman correlations, Mann-Whitney U a...
BACKGROUND: Pain prevalence at various stages of cancer ranges from 27% to 60% for outpatients. Yet,...
Most patients with advanced or metastatic cancer experience pain and despite several guidelines, und...
Introduction: Pain is a common and distressing symptom in people living with cancer that requires a ...
Background About 70% of patients with advanced cancer experience pain. Few studies have investigated...
IMPORTANCE: An evidence-practice gap exists for cancer pain management, and cancer pain remains prev...
© 2000 Dr. Jennifer PhilipExtensive literature detailing pain in cancer has been published in the pa...
IMPORTANCE: An evidence-practice gap exists for cancer pain management, and cancer pain remains prev...
Abstract Background Pain is a common and distressing symptom in people with cancer, but is under-rec...
Importance An evidence-practice gap exists for cancer pain management, and cancer pain remains prev...
Background: Pain is a common and distressing symptom in people with cancer, but is under-recognised ...
Objective To evaluate the severity of cancer⁃related pain and the adequacy of pain management in hom...
Background: Pain in cancer patients is recognized as a major health problem, yet few studies of both...
Background: This study is part of a research program to reach consensus on an international cancer p...
Background: Pain remains one of the most common and debilitating symptoms of advanced cancer. To dat...
BACKGROUND: No study has so far addressed whether differences do exist in the management of cancer-r...
BACKGROUND: Pain prevalence at various stages of cancer ranges from 27% to 60% for outpatients. Yet,...
Most patients with advanced or metastatic cancer experience pain and despite several guidelines, und...
Introduction: Pain is a common and distressing symptom in people living with cancer that requires a ...
Background About 70% of patients with advanced cancer experience pain. Few studies have investigated...
IMPORTANCE: An evidence-practice gap exists for cancer pain management, and cancer pain remains prev...
© 2000 Dr. Jennifer PhilipExtensive literature detailing pain in cancer has been published in the pa...
IMPORTANCE: An evidence-practice gap exists for cancer pain management, and cancer pain remains prev...
Abstract Background Pain is a common and distressing symptom in people with cancer, but is under-rec...
Importance An evidence-practice gap exists for cancer pain management, and cancer pain remains prev...
Background: Pain is a common and distressing symptom in people with cancer, but is under-recognised ...
Objective To evaluate the severity of cancer⁃related pain and the adequacy of pain management in hom...
Background: Pain in cancer patients is recognized as a major health problem, yet few studies of both...
Background: This study is part of a research program to reach consensus on an international cancer p...
Background: Pain remains one of the most common and debilitating symptoms of advanced cancer. To dat...
BACKGROUND: No study has so far addressed whether differences do exist in the management of cancer-r...
BACKGROUND: Pain prevalence at various stages of cancer ranges from 27% to 60% for outpatients. Yet,...
Most patients with advanced or metastatic cancer experience pain and despite several guidelines, und...
Introduction: Pain is a common and distressing symptom in people living with cancer that requires a ...