Patients with head and neck cancer may need more intensive pain management to maintain daily functioning: a multi-center study

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the prevalence of pain, pain management, and impact of recent pain on daily functioning in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) and patients with other cancers. Methods This multi-center survey was conducted by using Brief Pain Inventory questi...

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Published in:Supportive care in cancer 2019-05, Vol.27 (5), p.1663-1672
Main Authors: Cho, Shih-Feng, Rau, Kun-Ming, Shao, Yu-Yun, Yen, Chia-Jui, Wu, Ming-Fang, Chen, Jen-Shi, Chang, Cheng-Shyong, Yeh, Su-Peng, Chiou, Tzeon-Jye, Hsieh, Ruey-Kuen, Lee, Ming-Yang, Sung, Yung-Chuan, Lee, Kuan-Der, Lai, Pang-Yu, Yu, Ming-Sun, Hwang, Wen-Li, Liu, Ta-Chih
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living
Analysis
Cancer Pain - epidemiology
Cancer Pain - physiopathology
Cancer patients
Cancer therapies
Care and treatment
Female
Head & neck cancer
Head and neck cancer
Head and Neck Neoplasms - epidemiology
Head and Neck Neoplasms - physiopathology
Humans
Male
Medical personnel
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Nursing
Nursing Research
Oncology
Original Article
Pain
Pain management
Pain Management - methods
Pain Management - statistics & numerical data
Pain Medicine
Palliative care
Patients
Physicians
Prevalence
Quality of Life
Questionnaires
Rehabilitation Medicine
Surveys
Surveys and Questionnaires
Taiwan - epidemiology
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Summary:Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the prevalence of pain, pain management, and impact of recent pain on daily functioning in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) and patients with other cancers. Methods This multi-center survey was conducted by using Brief Pain Inventory questionnaire to evaluate pain status and its impact on daily functioning. Results A total of 3289 patients were analyzed including 708 HNC patients and 2581 patients with other cancers. The overall pain prevalence was 69.17%. A higher percentage of HNC patients had recent pain (60.59 vs. 44.01%, P  
ISSN:0941-4355
1433-7339
DOI:10.1007/s00520-018-4404-x