Developing and testing a pain management program for family caregivers of advanced cancer patients

Increasingly, advanced cancer patients are receiving care in the community supported by families and hospice home care services. However, little or no preparation is provided to family caregivers who assume this supportive role, often 24 hours per day. Pain management is consistently identified by family caregivers as their primary concern related to care and support of a relative with cancer. This project involved a three-phase program of research to develop and test a pain management program (PMP) that would provide family caregivers of advanced cancer patients with information and skills to manage the patient's pain.

Grantor dc:publisher

Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia

Year dc:date

2002

Author dc:creator

• Oldham, Lynn

• Cancer pain
• Cancer
• Palliative treatment
• Patients
• Home care
• Oncology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/758

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:ro.ecu.edu.au:theses-1759