Pain Control: Normalization of the BPCQ Questionnaire on a Group of Patients Diagnosed with Malignant Cancer

The purpose of this article is to examine the applicability of the Beliefs about Pain Control Questionnaire (BPCQ) among cancer patients and develop norms that allow differentiation of patients with diagnosed cancer in terms of beliefs about pain control. Normalization aims to establish the value of...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2021-12, Vol.18 (24), p.13069
Main Authors: Czerw, Aleksandra, Religioni, Urszula, Szymański, Filip, Sygit, Katarzyna, Zdziarski, Krzysztof, Mękal, Dominika, Dykowska, Grażyna, Kłak, Anna, Barańska, Agnieszka, Merks, Piotr, Borowska, Mariola, Cipora, Elżbieta, Pajewska, Monika
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bladder cancer
Cancer
Colorectal cancer
Gastric cancer
Higher education
Humans
Illnesses
Neoplasms
Norms
Pain
Pain Management
Pain Measurement
Pancreatic cancer
Patients
Physicians
Population studies
Questionnaires
Secondary education
Surveys and Questionnaires
Testing laboratories
Variance analysis
Vocational education
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Summary:The purpose of this article is to examine the applicability of the Beliefs about Pain Control Questionnaire (BPCQ) among cancer patients and develop norms that allow differentiation of patients with diagnosed cancer in terms of beliefs about pain control. Normalization aims to establish the value of test results in the study population. The study involved 1187 patients diagnosed with cancer in outpatient care Maria Sklodowska-Curie Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology, in Warsaw. The applied tool was the Beliefs about Pain Control Questionnaire developed by S. Skevington. The results are most strongly differentiated in each dimension of pain control by education, income, and professional status. Sten norms were developed to determine the level of beliefs about pain control in low, average, and high categories. The BPCQ assessment applies to cancer patients, and the assessment of the location of pain control in patients will allow for the identification of patients whose standard therapy should be supplemented with psychotherapeutic support.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph182413069