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Supportive Care in Cancer
Published in: Supportive Care in Cancer 9/2005

01-09-2005 | Original Article

The cancer pain experience of Israeli adults 65 years and older: the influence of pain interference, symptom severity, and knowledge and attitudes on pain and pain control

Authors: Marlene Z. Cohen, Catherine F. Musgrave, Deborah B. McGuire, Neville E. Strumpf, Mark F. Munsell, Tito R. Mendoza, Maya Gips

Published in: Supportive Care in Cancer | Issue 9/2005

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Abstract

Goals

Little is known about Israeli elders’ cancer pain experience. The purpose of this study was to explore the cancer pain experience, including pain intensity, pain management index, pain interference, symptom severity, and knowledge and attitudes toward pain and pain control.

Patients and methods

Descriptive cross-sectional methods were used to obtain data with four instruments. The patients were 39 Israelis 65 years and older who were receiving outpatient treatment for cancer in a major hospital center in Israel.

Results

Results showed that over half (56.7%) reported severe worst pain and had negative pain management indexes (56.4%). In addition, knowledge and attitudes toward pain and pain control were poor (54.55%). There were no significant relationships between pain intensity and other variables. However, pain interference demonstrated a significant positive relationship with symptom severity. Post hoc analysis revealed that Ashkenazi Jewish and more educated patients reported significantly less pain interference than Sephardic Jewish patients.

Conclusion

Larger samples representative of the cultural differences in Israel are needed to more definitively identify elements of the cancer pain experience in Israeli elders that can be addressed to improve pain management.
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Metadata
Title
The cancer pain experience of Israeli adults 65 years and older: the influence of pain interference, symptom severity, and knowledge and attitudes on pain and pain control
Authors
Marlene Z. Cohen
Catherine F. Musgrave
Deborah B. McGuire
Neville E. Strumpf
Mark F. Munsell
Tito R. Mendoza
Maya Gips
Publication date
01-09-2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Supportive Care in Cancer / Issue 9/2005
Print ISSN: 0941-4355
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7339
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-005-0781-z

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