Hines C, Bingham J, Muirden N, Beavis M
Peter MacCallum Palliative Care Grants Program.
Aust Fam Physician. 1998 Jul;27 Suppl 2:S66-9.
A pain management project was designed to assess the effectiveness of a multifaceted intervention for improving GPs' knowledge of cancer pain management. Two hypotheses were tested: that the intervention would influence GPs' knowledge in the area of cancer pain management; that information would be gathered to assist in the production of educational material.
The project involved assessment of GP knowledge, feedback and discussion at project officer visits, mailings and participation in developing guidelines.
All participants who completed the second round of visits were glad they had participated in the program. A discussion of the information topics covered is included.
Increasing GPs' knowledge of the management of symptoms is only one of many factors that influence their prescribing patterns. In cancer pain management lack of knowledge is a significant contributor to unnecessary patient suffering. We have been able to demonstrate the success of a multifaceted intervention in improving the knowledge of cancer pain management by GPs. Although not measured directly, it is hoped that this will lead to improved quality of life for patients cared for by these practitioners.
设计了一个疼痛管理项目，以评估多方面干预措施对提高全科医生癌症疼痛管理知识的有效性。检验了两个假设：该干预措施会影响全科医生在癌症疼痛管理领域的知识；将收集信息以协助制作教育材料。
该项目包括评估全科医生的知识、在项目官员来访时进行反馈和讨论、邮寄以及参与制定指南。
所有完成第二轮访问的参与者都很高兴他们参与了该项目。文中包含了对所涵盖信息主题的讨论。
增加全科医生对症状管理的知识只是影响其处方模式的众多因素之一。在癌症疼痛管理中，知识的缺乏是导致患者不必要痛苦的一个重要因素。我们已经能够证明多方面干预措施在提高全科医生癌症疼痛管理知识方面的成功。虽然没有直接测量，但希望这将改善这些从业者所照顾患者的生活质量。
