title: Pain intensity and pain management of hospitalized patients with cancer: an opportunity for improvement
abstract: About 73% of patients diagnosed with cancer report poor pain management. The purpose of this study was to evaluate pain intensity and the extent to which pain was controlled, and based on the findings, to pose options for improving pain management for hospitalized patients with cancer.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, Columbus, USA. janine.overcash@osumc.edu
authors.forename: Janine
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-0717-5263
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Overcash
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hanes
authors.forename: Danette
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Birkhimer
authors.forename: Taletha
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Askew
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000451:nursing; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement