OUTCOMES THAT PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF CHANGE IN CANCER PAIN MANAGEMENT

Authors
DALTON JA
Citation
Ja. Dalton, OUTCOMES THAT PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF CHANGE IN CANCER PAIN MANAGEMENT, The Nursing clinics of North America, 30(4), 1995, pp. 683
Citations number
54
Categorie Soggetti
Nursing
Journal title
The Nursing clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
00296465
Volume
30
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Database
ISI
SICI code
0029-6465(1995)30:4<683:OTPEOC>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Making improvements in the management of cancer pain is a complex proc ess involving patient and professional factors. This article reviews t he types of outcome measures that have been used to document improveme nt in cancer pain management. Examples from several studies are provid ed to illustrate the difficulty and benefit of documenting evidence of change in professional practice related to cancer pain management.