Change in patients' satisfaction with pain control after using the Korean cancer pain assessment tool in Korea.
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.
Choi
Youn Seon
YS
Department of Family Medicine (Y.S.C., S.H.K.), Internal Medicine (J.S.K.), College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Kim
Su Hyun
SH
Kim
Jun Suk
JS
Lee
Juneyoung
J
Kang
Jin Hyoung
JH
Kim
Sam Yong
SY
Kim
Si Young
SY
Kim
Chul Soo
CS
Song
Hong Suk
HS
Lim
Ho Yeong
HY
Yim
Chang Yeol
CY
Chung
Ik Joo
IJ
Cho
Goon Jae
GJ
Lee
Myung Ah
MA
Park
Jeanno
J
Yeom
Chang Hwan
CH
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
D000700:Analgesics