Self-Efficacy Survey Study of Pain Self-Management in Patients with Cancer
- Authors
- Anderson, A.; Starkweather, A.; Cong, X.; Kim, K.; Schulman-Green, D.; Judge, M.; Xu, W.; Zhang, Y.
- Issue Date
- 8월-2022
- Publisher
- W.B. Saunders
- Citation
- Pain Management Nursing, v.23, no.4, pp.486 - 493
- Indexed
- SCIE
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SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- Pain Management Nursing
- Volume
- 23
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 486
- End Page
- 493
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/140207
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.pmn.2021.10.002
- ISSN
- 1524-9042
- Abstract
- Background: Cancer pain prevalence remains high, and variance in self-efficacy for managing pain may explain why some patients experience greater pain severity. Aim: This study explored perceptions of self-efficacy in relation to cancer pain severity and treatment related characteristics. Method: A descriptive cross-sectional survey was administered to 50 cancer outpatients. Data analysis involved descriptive and correlational statistical analyses. Results: Self-efficacy to manage pain was significantly associated with time since diagnosis and ability to deal with frustration, and inversely associated with pain severity level. A large proportion of patients reported low satisfaction self-managing their pain. Most patients reported independently self-managing their cancer pain; however, satisfaction with pain management was low for a large proportion of patients. Time since cancer diagnosis and ability to deal with frustration due to cancer pain were positively associated with cancer pain self-efficacy, whereas pain self-efficacy had a significant inverse correlation with cancer pain severity. Conclusions: Enhancing self-efficacy to self-manage under-treated cancer pain is important with implications for improving pain outcomes and quality of life. Further investigation on unmet needs and preferences for cancer pain self-management support is warranted. © 2021
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