Family members' perceptions of cancer pain - Comparisons with patient sensory report and by patient psychologic status

Author(s): Wilkie, D. J.

Journal/Book: Nurs Clin N Amer. 1995; 30: Independence Square West, Curtis Center, Ste 300, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3399. W B Saunders Co. 625.

Abstract: This article describes a pilot study comparing patient and family member perceptions of sensory pain and the relationship between these perceptions and psychologic factors in patients with lung cancer and pain. The authors' findings indicate that many family members knew where the patient had pain, but family members rarely knew the intensity, quality, or pattern of the patient's pain. Findings also indicate that family members tended to overestimate strategies used by patients to cope with pain, especially in patients with low levels of anxiety and in patients with an internal locus of control. Similarities to other investigators' findings and implications for nursing practice are discussed.

Note: Article DJ Wilkie, Univ Washington, Sch Nursing, Dept Biobehav Nursing & Hlth Syst, Box 357266, Seattle, WA 98195 USA

Keyword(s): LOW-BACK-PAIN; COPING STRATEGIES; LUNG-CANCER; QUESTIONNAIRE; MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE; LOCUS

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