Rhiner M, Ferrell B R, Ferrell B A, Grant M M
Cancer Pract. 1993 Jul-Aug;1(2):137-43.
The management of cancer pain has been a primary focus in the authors' program of oncology nursing research. A study currently in progress entitled, "Assessment and Management of Pain for Elderly Cancer Patients at Home," applies knowledge of the authors' earlier work in an educational nursing intervention for patients with cancer and their family care-givers in the home. The program consists of three parts: (1) an overview of pain, (2) pharmacologic management of pain, and (3) nondrug interventions for pain. The nondrug component of this program is particularly unique in providing structured implementation of nonpharmacologic techniques, which are often neglected in pain management. Five categories of nondrug intervention are used including heat, cold, massage/vibration, distraction, and relaxation. The purpose of this article is to report on the development and initial results of the nondrug portion of a pain education program.
癌症疼痛管理一直是作者肿瘤护理研究项目的主要关注点。一项名为“居家老年癌症患者疼痛评估与管理”的研究正在进行中，该研究将作者早期工作的知识应用于针对居家癌症患者及其家庭护理人员的教育护理干预中。该项目包括三个部分：（1）疼痛概述，（2）疼痛的药物管理，以及（3）疼痛的非药物干预。该项目的非药物部分在提供非药物技术的结构化实施方面尤为独特，而这些技术在疼痛管理中常常被忽视。使用了五类非药物干预措施，包括热疗、冷疗、按摩/振动、分散注意力和放松。本文的目的是报告疼痛教育项目非药物部分的开发情况及初步结果。
