Effectiveness of a therapeutic patient education program in improving cancer pain management: EFFADOL, a stepped-wedge randomised controlled trial

Effectiveness of a therapeutic patient education program in improving cancer pain management: EFFADOL, a stepped-wedge randomised controlled trial

Abstract Background Despite numerous guidelines, nearly one of two patients with cancer pain remains undertreated, thereby affecting their quality of life. Active patient involvement through Therapeutic Patient Education (TPE) is considered as a relevant strategy to overcoming hurdles in pain manage...

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Main Authors: Virginie Prevost, Natacha Heutte, Alexandra Leconte, Idlir Licaj, Claire Delorme, Bénédicte Clarisse, and on behalf of the EFFADOL-Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Pain management
Pain cancer
Patient education
Stepped-wedge randomised controlled trial
Quality of life
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-5836-5

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