Question

A Randomized, Clinical Trial of Education
or Motivational-Interviewing–Based Coaching Compared to Usual Care to Improve Cancer Pain Management

Mary Laudon Thomas, RN, MS, AOCN®, Janette E. Elliott, RN-BC, MS, AOCN®, Stephen M. Rao, Ph.D., Kathleen F. Fahey, RN, MS, CNS, Steven M. Paul, Ph.D., and Christine Miaskowski, RN, Ph.D., FAAN

Despite important advances in its management, cancer pain remains a significant clinical problem (Apolone et al., 2009; McGuire, 2004; van den Beuken-van Everdingen et al., 2007). In a meta-analysis, cancer pain was found in 64% of patients with metastatic disease, 59% of patients receiving antineoplastic therapy, and 33% of patients who had received curative cancer treatment (van den Beuken- van Everdingen et al., 2007). Cancer pain also has a negative effect on patients’ functional status (Ferreira et al., 2008; Holen, Lydersen, Klepstad, Loge, & Kassa, 2008; Vallerand, Templin, Sasenau, & Riley-Doucet, 2007) and is associated with psychological distress (Cohen et al., 2003; Vallerand, Hasenau, Templin, & Collins-Bohler, 2005). The effect of cancer pain on an individual’s quality of life (QOL) can be significant and extend beyond disturbances in mood and physical function (Burckhardt & Jones, 2005; Dahl, 2004; Fortner et al., 2003).

1. Does the background and significance section make it clear why the proposed study was conducted? from the above article

Answer 1

Answer: The background and significance section describes that the purpose to conduct study is to analyse the effect of pain on human health status during cancer. The study shows data which are concerned with the pain to the people who are under going treatment of cancer. The data describes that in the analysis cancer pain was found in 64% of patients with metastatic disease, 59% of patients receiving antineoplastic therapy, and 33% of patients who had received curative cancer treatment. This pain has negative effect on the brain of the patient.