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Pain and its treatment in patients with cancer in Korea

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Author(s)
Myung Soo HyunJae Lyun LeeKyung Hee LeeSei One ShinKi Young KwonHong Suk SongOk Bae KimSang Kyun SohnKyu Bo LeeHun Mo RhuGun Wook ParkDong Gun ShinJeong Lim Lee
Keimyung Author(s)
Kwon, Ki YoungSong, Hong SukKim, Ok Bae
Department
Dept. of Internal Medicine (내과학)
Dept. of Radiation Oncology (방사선종양학)
Journal Title
Oncology
Issued Date
2003
Volume
64
Issue
3
Keyword
CancerOpioidsPainAnalgesics
Abstract
Key Words
Analgesics W Cancer W Opioids W Pain

Substantial pain is experienced by a lot of patients with
cancer, and undertreated pain significantly undermines
their quality of life. Despite international and national
guidelines on cancer pain management, the practical
effectiveness of management is still problematic. We did
a prospective cross-sectional survey on pain prevalence,
pain intensity, its impact on daily activity, and adequacy
of pain management in 823 patients treated by medical
oncologists and radiologic oncologists. At the time of the
survey, 29.7% of the patients had pain that was moderate
or severe. Performance status and tumor extent were
significant predictors of pain presence and its intensity.
Pain severity and the proportion of the patients whose
function is impaired are highly associated. Among the
patients with pain, only 37% rated pain relief as satisfactory.
Forty-one percent of the patients with pain received
inadequate pain management. Physicians did not adjust
the analgesic prescription in about 53% of the patients
who reported severe pain. These results demonstrate
the alarming degree of undertreatment of pain in patients
with cancer in Korea, and indicate the need to
improve the management of cancer-related pain. Future
research should elucidate the factors that impede adequate
pain management in order to overcome obstacles
to adequate treatment.
Keimyung Author(s)(Kor)
권기영
송홍석
김옥배
Publisher
School of Medicine
Citation
Myung Soo Hyun et al. (2003). Pain and its treatment in patients with cancer in Korea. Oncology, 64(3), 237–244. doi: 10.1159/000069314
Type
Article
ISSN
0030-2414
Source
https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/69314
DOI
10.1159/000069314
URI
https://kumel.medlib.dsmc.or.kr/handle/2015.oak/33605
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1. School of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Internal Medicine (내과학)
1. School of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Radiation Oncology (방사선종양학)
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