Research progress on nurses' knowledge, attitude and practice and associated factors concerning patient-controlled analgesia for cancer pain

VernacularTitle:护理人员对癌痛自控镇痛治疗的知信行现状及相关因素
Author: Qiaozhen XIANG ¹ ; Shulan YANG ; Lingfang XIE ; Yanfang LI ; Yilong YANG ; Yuhan LIN
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1. 浙江医院医疗照护病房，杭州　310030
Keywords: Pain; Analgesia; Neoplasm
From: Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2024;43(7):828-833
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Pain is one of the most common and unendurable symptoms in cancer patients and a major factor affecting their quality of life.Patient-controlled analgesia(PCA) is an important palliative measure in additional to conventional pharmacological control of pain.Nurses play the primary role in the management of PCA for cancer pain, and their knowledge, attitude and practice about PCA for cancer pain directly affect the effectiveness of cancer pain management.This article summarizes and analyzes the current status of nurses' knowledge, attitude and practice and associated influencing factors, aiming to improve nursing management of PCA, reinforce specialized nursing training, propose recommendations for an expert consensus on PCA for cancer pain and provide a reference for nursing practice in PCA for cancer pain.