title: Change in patients' satisfaction with pain control after using the Korean cancer pain assessment tool in Korea.
abstract: Appropriate pain assessment is very important for managing cancer pain. This study was designed to evaluate the utility of the Korean Cancer Pain Assessment Tool (KCPAT) by assessing changes in the management of cancer pain. The changes in pain intensity, the pattern of drug prescriptions, and the patients' satisfaction with pain control were analyzed after using the KCPAT. The results indicated that pain medicine prescriptions were changed in 194 (51.5%) cases after using the KCPAT, and 69.5% of these changes were affected by the KCPAT. After using the KCPAT, pain intensity as assessed by the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS, 0-10cm) decreased (4.31+/-2.35 vs. 3.60+/-2.45, P<0.0001), and the presence of associated symptoms and psychosocial items was significantly reduced. The patients' satisfaction with pain control was improved. Forty-four physicians (89.8%) thought that the KCPAT was useful. The KCPAT improved patients' satisfaction with pain control and was a useful tool for evaluating and managing cancer pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine (Y.S.C., S.H.K.), Internal Medicine (J.S.K.), College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Youn Seon
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Su Hyun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jun Suk
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Juneyoung
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jin Hyoung
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Sam Yong
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Si Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Chul Soo
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hong Suk
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Ho Yeong
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Chang Yeol
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Yim
authors.forename: Ik Joo
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Goon Jae
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Myung Ah
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jeanno
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Chang Hwan
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Yeom
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000700:Analgesics / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D010147:Pain Measurement; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics