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- Title
The PRO-SELF© Pain Control Program Improves Patients' Knowledge of Cancer Pain Management.
- Authors
Jung-Eun Kim; Dodd, Marylin; West, Claudia; Paul, Steven; Facione, Noreen; Schumacher, Karen; Tripathy, Debu; Koo, Peter; Miaskowski, Christine
- Abstract
Purpose/Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of a psychoeducational program (i.e., PRO-SELF© Pain Control Program) compared to standard care in increasing patients' knowledge regarding cancer pain management. Design: Randomized clinical trial. Setting: Seven outpatient settings in northern California. Sample: 174 outpatients with cancer and pain from bone metastasis. Methods: Following randomization into either the PRO-SELF© or standard care group, patients completed the Pain Experience Scale (PES) prior to and at the completion of the intervention. Main Research Variables: Total and individual item scores on the PES. Findings: Total PES knowledge scores increased significantly in the PRO-SELF&copy group (21%) compared to the standard care group (0.5%). Significant improvements in knowledge scores for patients in the PRO- SELF© group were found on five of the nine PES items when compared to baseline scores. Conclusions: The PRO-SELF© Pain Control Program was an effective approach to increase patients' knowledge of cancer pain management. Implications for Nursing: The use of a structured paper-and-pencil questionnaire, such as the PES, as part of a psychoeducational intervention provides an effective foundation for patient education in cancer pain management. Oncology nurses can use patients' responses to this type of questionnaire to individualize the teaching and to spend more time on the identified knowledge deficits. This individualized approach to education about pain management may save staff time and improve patient outcomes.
- Publication
Oncology Nursing Forum, 2004, Vol 31, Issue 6, p1137
- ISSN
0190-535X
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1188/04.ONF.1137-1143