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| Title |
A qualitative investigation of the roles and perspectives of older patients with advanced cancer and their family caregivers in managing pain in the home
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| Published in |
BMC Palliative Care, August 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-684x-13-39 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Christine J McPherson, Thomas Hadjistavropoulos, Alana Devereaux, Michelle M Lobchuk |
| Abstract |
Pain in advanced cancer is complex and multifaceted. In older patients comorbidities and age-related functional decline add to the difficulties in managing cancer pain. The current emphasis on care in the community, and preference by patients with life-limiting disease to receive care in the home, has meant that patients and their family caregivers have become increasingly responsible for the day-to-day management of cancer pain. An appreciation of patients' and caregivers' roles and perspectives managing pain is, therefore, fundamental to addressing cancer pain in this setting. Consequently, we sought to explore and describe their perspectives and roles. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 50% |
| Australia | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 1 | 50% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 112 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Ghana | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 109 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 16 | 14% |
| Researcher | 15 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 8% |
| Other | 23 | 21% |
| Unknown | 26 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 29 | 26% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 27 | 24% |
| Psychology | 10 | 9% |
| Social Sciences | 8 | 7% |
| Engineering | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 5 | 4% |
| Unknown | 30 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 September 2014.
All research outputs
#14,199,380
of 22,761,738 outputs
Outputs from BMC Palliative Care
#1,002
of 1,247 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#118,904
of 230,505 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Palliative Care
#3
of 6 outputs
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