Alsaraireh M, Albashtawy M, Abdalrahim A, Alkhawaldeh A, Khatatbeh M, Qaddumi J, Albashtawy S, Albashtawy Z, Ibnian A, Ayed A, Suliman M, Alhroub N. Cancer pain management program: Patients' experiences-A qualitative study.
Nurs Forum 2022;
57:773-784. [PMID:
35690909 DOI:
10.1111/nuf.12761]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Revised: 04/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Cancer patients frequently experience unrelieved pain as a significant symptom. However, several studies have found that cancer-related pain is frequently undertreated.
PURPOSE
This study aimed to understand the pain experiences of cancer patients who were newly engaged in a multidisciplinary pain management program (PMP) at King Hussein Cancer Centre and still receiving cancer treatments and cancer pain management.
METHODS
A qualitative study design and semi-structured interviews were used to obtain data from 21 cancer patients who were purposefully selected. All patients had advanced cancer, including skeleton metastases. All female participants had breast cancer, and all male participants had prostate cancer.
RESULTS
It was found that the patient-healthcare professional relationship and satisfaction with services emerged as two themes in healthcare professionals' pain management.
CONCLUSION
The results from this study can offer a new understanding of the knowledge related to satisfaction of patients with cancer in terms of the quality of pain management. Additional qualitative studies are required to replicate the findings in populations from different backgrounds, ethnicities, and cultures experiencing cancer pain.
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