摘要
The purpose of this study was to describe the characteristics and management of pain among patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) prior to and during the 7-week course of radiation therapy (RT) in Taiwan. Twenty-nine men and 11 women with NPC participated in this prospective, longitudinal study. A modified Brief Pain Inventory was used to assess pain and its interference with daily activities weekly. Medical records were reviewed to abstract pain management and disease data. Findings showed that the pain intensity and pain interference scores escalated prominently at Week 3 and peaked at Week 5, representing the time course of RT complications. Pain prior to RT exacerbated the RT-induced mucositis pain. The pain related to RT for NPC was often severe and undertreated, and affected swallowing and talking more than sleeping or other general activities. We recommend interventions to control pain be instituted prior to Week 3 to minimize the potentiation of subsequent pain.
| 原文 | 英語 |
|---|---|
| 頁（從 - 到） | 247-255 |
| 頁數 | 9 |
| 期刊 | Journal of Pain and Symptom Management |
| 卷 | 25 |
| 發行號 | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| 出版狀態 | 已發佈 - 三月 1 2003 |
| 對外發佈 | Yes |
指紋
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nursing(all)
- Clinical Neurology
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
引用此文
Pain trajectory of Taiwanese with nasopharyngeal carcinoma over the course of radiation therapy. / Huang, Hsiu Ying; Wilkie, Diana J.; Chapman, C. Richard; Ting, Lai Lei.
於: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 卷 25, 編號 3, 01.03.2003, p. 247-255.研究成果: 雜誌貢獻 › 文章
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Pain trajectory of Taiwanese with nasopharyngeal carcinoma over the course of radiation therapy
AU - Huang, Hsiu Ying
AU - Wilkie, Diana J.
AU - Chapman, C. Richard
AU - Ting, Lai Lei
PY - 2003/3/1
Y1 - 2003/3/1
N2 - The purpose of this study was to describe the characteristics and management of pain among patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) prior to and during the 7-week course of radiation therapy (RT) in Taiwan. Twenty-nine men and 11 women with NPC participated in this prospective, longitudinal study. A modified Brief Pain Inventory was used to assess pain and its interference with daily activities weekly. Medical records were reviewed to abstract pain management and disease data. Findings showed that the pain intensity and pain interference scores escalated prominently at Week 3 and peaked at Week 5, representing the time course of RT complications. Pain prior to RT exacerbated the RT-induced mucositis pain. The pain related to RT for NPC was often severe and undertreated, and affected swallowing and talking more than sleeping or other general activities. We recommend interventions to control pain be instituted prior to Week 3 to minimize the potentiation of subsequent pain.
AB - The purpose of this study was to describe the characteristics and management of pain among patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) prior to and during the 7-week course of radiation therapy (RT) in Taiwan. Twenty-nine men and 11 women with NPC participated in this prospective, longitudinal study. A modified Brief Pain Inventory was used to assess pain and its interference with daily activities weekly. Medical records were reviewed to abstract pain management and disease data. Findings showed that the pain intensity and pain interference scores escalated prominently at Week 3 and peaked at Week 5, representing the time course of RT complications. Pain prior to RT exacerbated the RT-induced mucositis pain. The pain related to RT for NPC was often severe and undertreated, and affected swallowing and talking more than sleeping or other general activities. We recommend interventions to control pain be instituted prior to Week 3 to minimize the potentiation of subsequent pain.
KW - Mucositis
KW - Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
KW - Pain management
KW - Radiation therapy
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U2 - 10.1016/S0885-3924(02)00678-4
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VL - 25
SP - 247
EP - 255
JO - Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
JF - Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
SN - 0885-3924
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