Open AccessThe pain experience and its management in cancer patients during hospitalisation (in Namibia)
Author(s) -
A Sb van Dyk,
LF Small,
Annelle Zietsman
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
health sa gesondheid
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2071-9736
pISSN - 1025-9848
DOI - 10.4102/hsag.v5i4.41
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer pain , cancer , pain management , nursing , psychology , family medicine , physical therapy
There is a lack of information on the management of pain in cancer patients in Namibia. For this reason a survey was done to determine the pain experience of cancer patients during hospitalisation and their evaluation of the treatment thereof by nurses<p><b>Opsomming</b><br>Weens ‘n gebrek aan inligting oor die hantering van pyn by pasiente met kanker, is 'n opname gedoen na die pyn belewenis van pasiente met karsinoom tydens hospitalisasie.
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