Tami Borneman|Marianna Koczywas|Virginia Sun|Barbara F. Piper|Gwen Uman|Betty Ferrell
Reducing Patient Barriers to Pain and Fatigue Management
City of Hope|City of Hope|City of Hope|University of Arizona|Scottsdale Community College|Vital Research|City of Hope
h2abstracth2h3contexth3 pain fatigue recognized critical symptoms impact quality life cancer patients barriers pain fatigue relief classified three categories patient professional system barriers h3objectivesh3 overall objective trial test effects passport comfort intervention reducing barriers pain fatigue management ambulatory care cancer patients h3methodsh3 quasiexperimental comparative study uses phase 1 control group usual care followed sequentially phase 2 intervention group educational systemchange efforts directed toward improved pain fatigue management sample 187 cancer patients breast lung colon prostate cancers pain andor fatigue rating 4 moderate severe recruited patients intervention group received four educational sessions painfatigue assessment management whereas patients control group received usual care pain fatigue barriers patient knowledge measured baseline one month three months postaccrual h3resultsh3 patients intervention group experienced significant improvements pain fatigue measures immediately postintervention improvements sustained time h3conclusionh3 passport comfort intervention effective reducing patient barriers pain fatigue management well increasing patient knowledge regarding pain fatigue intervention demonstrates innovation translating evidencebased guidelines pain fatigue developed national comprehensive cancer network practice