TY - JOUR
T1 - 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
AU - Mikan, Fukiko
AU - Wada, Makoto
AU - Yamada, Michiko
AU - Takahashi, Ayaka
AU - Onishi, Hideki
AU - Ishida, Mayumi
AU - Sato, Kazuki
AU - Shimizu, Sachiko
AU - Matoba, Motohiro
AU - Miyashita, Mitsunori
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, © The Author(s) 2016.
PY - 2016/9/1
Y1 - 2016/9/1
N2 - Purpose: 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]). Methods: We examined the above-mentioned purpose for the total of 404 patients. Results: In outpatients, physical, emotional functioning (EF), and global health status/QOL (QL item) were significantly correlated with average pain, and their correlation coefficients were −0.37 to −0.46 (P <.0001). In inpatients, they were −0.33 (P =.006), −0.26 (P =.030), and −0.31 (P =.012). In the PCU patients, they were −0.12 (P =.316), −0.30 (P =.009), and −0.28 (P =.015). Conclusion: Patients’ pain had an association with physical and emotional QOL, and the association was smaller in the PCU patients than the others.
AB - Purpose: 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]). Methods: We examined the above-mentioned purpose for the total of 404 patients. Results: In outpatients, physical, emotional functioning (EF), and global health status/QOL (QL item) were significantly correlated with average pain, and their correlation coefficients were −0.37 to −0.46 (P <.0001). In inpatients, they were −0.33 (P =.006), −0.26 (P =.030), and −0.31 (P =.012). In the PCU patients, they were −0.12 (P =.316), −0.30 (P =.009), and −0.28 (P =.015). Conclusion: Patients’ pain had an association with physical and emotional QOL, and the association was smaller in the PCU patients than the others.
KW - pain intensity
KW - pain score
KW - palliative care
KW - patients with cancer
KW - quality of health care
KW - quality of life
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U2 - 10.1177/1049909116630266
DO - 10.1177/1049909116630266
M3 - Article
C2 - 26873926
AN - SCOPUS:84981240036
SN - 1049-9091
VL - 33
SP - 782
EP - 790
JO - American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
JF - American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
IS - 8
ER -
