THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A PAIN MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ON INTENSIFY OF PAIN AND QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG CANCER PATIENTS IN MYANMAR
ABSTRACT: Cancer is one of the
leading causes of death worldwide and is rapidly becoming a global pandemic.
Cancer pain significantly affects the diagnosis, quality of life and survival
of patients with cancer. The aim of this study is to analyse the effect of a
Pain Management Program (PMP) on pain and quality of life in a patient with
cancer. Methods: This study used a quasi-experimental design with a randomised
pre-post test design approach. The data was collected from cancer patients in No
2 Military Hospital (500-Bedded), Yangon, Myanmar. The patients were recruited
using a random allocation sampling technique and consisted of 30 respondents
(experimental group) and 30 respondents (control group) taken according to the
inclusion criteria. The Short Form-McGill Pain Questionnaire 2 (SF-MPQ 2) was
used to assess pain, and The European Organization for Research and Treatment
of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) was used to
assess the quality of life. Results: A MANOVA test was used to analyse the
effect of PMP. It showed that 1) PMP decreased the pain and 2) PMP increased
the quality of life in patients with cancer. Conclusions: Improvements in the
quality of life and to do with pain-related cancer suggests that the vicious
cycle of chronic pain may be alleviated by PMP. As we look at the results, PMP
can be an effective treatment to be used by nurses for decreasing pain and
increasing the quality of life in patients with cancer.
KEYWORDS: pain, quality of
life, cancer
Author: Hein Thu, Tintin
Sukartini
Journal Code: jpkesmasgg170052
