Assessment and measurement of pain |
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Authors: | JANE LATHAM Honorary Lecturer |
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Institution: | Trinity Hospice, 30 Clapham Common North Side, London, UK |
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Abstract: | This paper provides an overview of issues relating to pain assessment and management. Areas to be covered include the problems involved in assessing pain as a subjective phenomenon, the constraints of assessment within the clinical field, factors that affect pain, and pain assessment tools and questionnaires. The aim of the reference list is to provide back-up reading to assist in exploring the options available when considering the possibility of compiling a pain assessment protocol for individual clinical areas. |
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Keywords: | cancer pain management pain assessment |
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