What is it about?
This study was designed to clarify the association between pain and quality of life (QOL) of Japanese patients with cancer using a cancer-specific QOL scale (European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer [EORTC] QLQ-C15-PAL) in 3 care settings (outpatient, inpatient, and palliative care units [PCUs]).
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Why is it important?
To our knowledge, this is the first study that has investigated the association between pain and QOL in 3 care settings.
Perspectives
Our results showed that (1) pain had an association with physical and emotional QOL and (2) the association with pain was smaller in the PCU patients than the outpatients and inpatients. These are very valuable data obtained by the cooperation of many patients. I would like to try to provide the support that esteems the patient's subjective experience.
Ms Fukiko Mikan
Kumamoto Daigaku
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This page is a summary of: The Association Between Pain and Quality of Life for Patients With Cancer in an Outpatient Clinic, an Inpatient Oncology Ward, and Inpatient Palliative Care Units, American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, February 2016, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1049909116630266.
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