Open AccessPain severity and adequacy of pain management in terminally ill patients with cancer: An experience from North Palestine
Author(s) -
Haneen Mallah,
Raghda Mousa,
Nisreen Bani Fadl,
Samar Musmar,
Somedeb Ball,
Kenneth Nugent
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/ijpc.ijpc_39_19
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer pain , brief pain inventory , socioeconomic status , quality of life (healthcare) , psychological intervention , cancer , palliative care , palestine , pain management , chronic pain , physical therapy , psychiatry , population , nursing , environmental health , ancient history , history
Chronic pain is common in terminally ill patients with cancer and affects their quality of life. In this study, we wanted to evaluate pain severity and the adequacy of prescribed analgesics in terminally ill patients with cancer in North Palestine.