Anderson Karen O
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Symptom Research, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2007 Aug;11(4):259-64. doi: 10.1007/s11916-007-0201-9.
The control of cancer pain is an essential goal in the care of patients with cancer. Inadequate pain assessment by health care providers is a major risk factor for undertreatment of pain. Repeated and accurate pain assessment is required for optimal pain management. Pain assessment tools such as simple rating scales and short pain questionnaires can facilitate routine measurement of cancer-related pain in clinical and research settings. In addition to measuring pain intensity, it is important to determine the impact of pain on patients' function, mood, and quality of life. Developmental issues must be considered when assessing the pain of children and elderly individuals with cancer. Novel technologies may be used to improve accurate and timely pain measurement.
癌症疼痛控制是癌症患者护理的一项重要目标。医疗服务提供者对疼痛评估不足是疼痛治疗不足的一个主要风险因素。为实现最佳疼痛管理，需要进行反复且准确的疼痛评估。简单评分量表和简短疼痛问卷等疼痛评估工具有助于在临床和研究环境中对癌症相关疼痛进行常规测量。除了测量疼痛强度外，确定疼痛对患者功能、情绪和生活质量的影响也很重要。在评估患有癌症的儿童和老年人的疼痛时，必须考虑发育问题。可使用新技术来改善准确且及时的疼痛测量。
