title: Pharmacist-led medication education in cancer pain control: a multicentre randomized controlled study in Guangzhou, China.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate clinical pharmacist-led pain-medication education in patients with cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  A controlled study was conducted prospectively at six tertiary hospitals in China. In-patients with cancer were randomized to receive conventional treatment plus medication education or no education (controls). Education consisted of access to information booklets and eight 30-min face-to-face counselling sessions given by clinical pharmacists over 4 weeks. Patients completed pain- and analgesic-knowledge assessments and a Brief Pain Inventory, pre- and post-study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 123 and 114 patients in the education and control groups, respectively, completed follow-up. At the end of the study, patient knowledge regarding cancer pain and pain control was significantly increased in both groups; pain and analgesic knowledge scores were significantly higher in the education group compared with controls. In the control group, the increase in total pain-related knowledge was significantly greater in analgesic-naïve patients compared with those who were using/had used analgesics. Pain intensity scores and pain interference of daily activities were significantly reduced in the education group compared with controls.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Clinical pharmacist-led medication education resulted in improved pain control in patients with cancer.
authors: Department of Pharmacy, Sixth People's Hospital South Campus, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.
authors: Yan
authors: Y
authors: Wang
authors: Hongbing
authors: H
authors: Huang
authors: Yingtong
authors: Y
authors: Zeng
authors: Junyan
authors: J
authors: Wu
authors: Ruolun
authors: R
authors: Wang
authors: Bin
authors: B
authors: Ren
authors: Feng
authors: F
authors: Xu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002681:China; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D059408:Pain Management / Q000523:psychology*; D010595:Pharmacists; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D063128:Tertiary Health Care
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics
keywords: Clinical pharmacist; cancer pain; medication education; patients