Effectiveness of Therapeutic Education in Patients with Cancer Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
(1) Objective: To review the existing evidence on pain education in patients with pain derived from an oncological process. (2) Methods: A systematic review was conducted using the databases Pubmed, Web of Science, PEDro, and Scopus. The selected studies had to incorporate instruction about the neur...
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| author | Ana María González-Martín Iván Aguilera-García Yolanda Castellote-Caballero Yulieth Rivas-Campo Antonio Bernal-Suárez Agustín Aibar-Almazán |
| author_facet | Ana María González-Martín Iván Aguilera-García Yolanda Castellote-Caballero Yulieth Rivas-Campo Antonio Bernal-Suárez Agustín Aibar-Almazán |
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| description | (1) Objective: To review the existing evidence on pain education in patients with pain derived from an oncological process. (2) Methods: A systematic review was conducted using the databases Pubmed, Web of Science, PEDro, and Scopus. The selected studies had to incorporate instruction about the neurophysiology of pain into their educational program. The target population was cancer patients who had suffered pain for at least one month. The methodological quality of the articles collected was assessed using the PEDro scale. (3) Results: Some 698 studies were initially identified, of which 12 were included in this review. Four different models of pain education programs were found in the studies’ interventions. Pain intensity, pain experience, quality of life, pain tolerance, and catastrophism were the variables that appeared most frequently. (4) Conclusions: This review demonstrates that pain education in patients with cancer pain may produce effects such as decreased pain intensity and catastrophism. Knowledge about pain also seems to increase. However, no benefit was reported for patients’ overall quality of life. Therefore, more research is needed to clarify the effects of these interventions on the oncology population. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-441b46f8971043079493dc310a209c022023-11-19T00:33:35ZengMDPI AGCancers2072-66942023-08-011516412310.3390/cancers15164123Effectiveness of Therapeutic Education in Patients with Cancer Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisAna María González-Martín0Iván Aguilera-García1Yolanda Castellote-Caballero2Yulieth Rivas-Campo3Antonio Bernal-Suárez4Agustín Aibar-Almazán5Department of Education and Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Atlántico Medio, 35017 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, SpainDepartment of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, SpainDepartment of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, SpainFaculty of Human and Social Sciences, University of San Buenaventura-Cali, Santiago de Cali 760016, ColombiaDepartment of Education and Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Atlántico Medio, 35017 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, SpainDepartment of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain(1) Objective: To review the existing evidence on pain education in patients with pain derived from an oncological process. (2) Methods: A systematic review was conducted using the databases Pubmed, Web of Science, PEDro, and Scopus. The selected studies had to incorporate instruction about the neurophysiology of pain into their educational program. The target population was cancer patients who had suffered pain for at least one month. The methodological quality of the articles collected was assessed using the PEDro scale. (3) Results: Some 698 studies were initially identified, of which 12 were included in this review. Four different models of pain education programs were found in the studies’ interventions. Pain intensity, pain experience, quality of life, pain tolerance, and catastrophism were the variables that appeared most frequently. (4) Conclusions: This review demonstrates that pain education in patients with cancer pain may produce effects such as decreased pain intensity and catastrophism. Knowledge about pain also seems to increase. However, no benefit was reported for patients’ overall quality of life. Therefore, more research is needed to clarify the effects of these interventions on the oncology population.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/16/4123cancerneoplasiapain educationeducation in neuroscience of pain |
| spellingShingle | Ana María González-Martín Iván Aguilera-García Yolanda Castellote-Caballero Yulieth Rivas-Campo Antonio Bernal-Suárez Agustín Aibar-Almazán Effectiveness of Therapeutic Education in Patients with Cancer Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Cancers cancer neoplasia pain education education in neuroscience of pain |
| title | Effectiveness of Therapeutic Education in Patients with Cancer Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
| title_full | Effectiveness of Therapeutic Education in Patients with Cancer Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
| title_fullStr | Effectiveness of Therapeutic Education in Patients with Cancer Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effectiveness of Therapeutic Education in Patients with Cancer Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
| title_short | Effectiveness of Therapeutic Education in Patients with Cancer Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
| title_sort | effectiveness of therapeutic education in patients with cancer pain systematic review and meta analysis |
| topic | cancer neoplasia pain education education in neuroscience of pain |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/16/4123 |
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