Pain at home during childhood cancer treatment: Severity, prevalence, analgesic use, and interference with daily life
Pediatric Blood & Cancer Sep 18, 2020
Simon JDHP, Van Loon FRAA, Van Amstel J, et al. - As children diagnosed with cancer spend more time at home, families are increasingly responsible for their pain management. Researchers sought to assess pain at home via performing a longitudinal observational study (April 2016‐January 2017) including 73 children (50.7% male; 1‐18 years). Assessment of pain severity and prevalence, analgesic use, and pain interference with daily life (Brief Pain Inventory Short Form) for 4 consecutive days around the time of multiple chemotherapy appointments suggested that the majority of children experienced clinically significant pain at home. In these cases, families often indicated no medication use. Pain severity was identified to be associated with interference with daily life: the higher the pain, the bigger the interference. Per observations, a stronger focus on education and coaching of families appears crucial, as well as routine screening for pain in the home setting. .
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