Breakthrough pain experiences of advanced cancer patients:a qualitative research
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1672-7088.2017.22.004
- VernacularTitle:晚期癌症患者爆发痛体验的质性研究
- Author:
Songxian ZHAO
;
Wanmin QIANG
;
Aomei SHEN
;
Fengli GUO
- Keywords:
Terminal cancer;
Breakthrough pain
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2017;33(22):1694-1697
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To get further insight into the breakthrough pain experiences in advanced cancer patients in order to provide targeted nursing measures for breakthrough pain patients. Methods Semi structured interviews were performed in 12 advanced cancer patients. Colaizzi analysis program was used to analyze, induct and extract the themes. Results The breakthrough pain experiences of advanced cancer patients were as follows:overall perception of breakthrough pain;the experience when experiencing breakthrough pain; personal growth related to breakthrough pain. Conclusions Nurses should provide sufficient information to patients timely, consider patients′needs and combine with non-drug methods to better manage breakthrough pain to improve patients′experience about breakthrough pain.
