| Lin,C |
------>authors3_c=None ------>paper_class1=1 ------>Impact_Factor=None ------>paper_class3=3 ------>paper_class2=1 ------>vol=24 ------>confirm_bywho=clin ------>insert_bywho=clin ------>Jurnal_Rank=None ------>authors4_c=None ------>comm_author=1 ------>patent_EDate=None ------>authors5_c=None ------>publish_day=None ------>paper_class2Letter=None ------>page2=435 ------>medlineContent= ------>unit=H0200 ------>insert_date=20020325 ------>iam=1 ------>update_date= ------>author=??? ------>change_event=5 ------>ISSN=None ------>authors_c=None ------>score=210 ------>journal_name=cancer nursing ------>paper_name=life-extending therapies among patients with advanced cancer ------>confirm_date=20020503 ------>tch_id=084006 ------>pmid=11762505 ------>page1=430 ------>fullAbstract=The purposes of this article are to explore the extent to which oncology unit patients with advanced cancer in Taiwan receive life-extending therapies and to examine the relationship of care goals (curative vs palliative) to levels of pain and family caregivers~ concerns about pain reporting and analgesic administration. Forty pairs of patients with advanced cancer and their family caregivers (N = 80) were recruited from inpatient oncology units in Taiwan. Of these patients, 53% were receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy for life-extending or curative reasons as opposed to palliative goals. Patients with advanced cancer who were receiving life-extending therapies experienced lower levels of pain intensity than did those who were not receiving life-extending therapies. Moreover, Taiwanese family caregivers of patients with advanced cancer had concerns about reporting pain and administering analgesics regardless of whether the patient was receiving life-extending therapies. However, the family caregivers whose patients were receiving life-extending therapies were less concerned about using analgesics than were those caregivers whose patients were not receiving life-extending therapies. Finally, family caregivers~ concerns about pain management as measured by the Barriers Questionnaire-Taiwan (BQT) form were related to family caregivers~ reluctance to report their patients~ pain. Implications of this study are discussed in terms of palliative care and pain educational programs. ------>tmu_sno=None ------>sno=5021 ------>authors2=None ------>authors3=None ------>authors4=None ------>authors5=None ------>authors6=None ------>authors6_c=None ------>authors=Lin,C ------>delete_flag=0 ------>SCI_JNo=None ------>authors2_c=None ------>publish_area=None ------>updateTitle=Life-extending therapies among patients with advanced cancer: patients~ levels of pain and family caregivers~ concerns about pain relief. ------>language=2 ------>check_flag= ------>submit_date= ------>country=None ------>no= ------>patent_SDate=None ------>update_bywho= ------>publish_year=2001 ------>submit_flag= ------>publish_month=None |