1. Revision and validation of a medication assessment tool for chronic cancer pain management.
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Salmany SS, Koopmans SM, Treish IM, Jaber RE, Telfah S, and Tuffaha HW
- Subjects
- Adult, Aged, Analgesics therapeutic use, Chronic Pain diagnosis, Chronic Pain drug therapy, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pain Management methods, Pain Measurement standards, Reproducibility of Results, Severity of Illness Index, Young Adult, Analgesics standards, Neoplasms complications, Pain Management standards
- Abstract
The medication assessment tool for cancer pain management (MAT-CP) measures the quality of medication use in relation to guidelines. The original MAT-CP was reviewed, modified and tested at a comprehensive cancer center in Jordan. The tool comprised 30 criteria covering six different aspects of pain management. Seventy patients were included, males 41 (59%), females 29 (41%), mean age 49 (range, 20-79) years. The overall level of adherence to guidelines was 78% with good inter-rater reliability (κ= 0.899). The tool's implementation showed opportunities for improvement in pain management at our institution. The MAT-CP was revised and validated for the first time outside Europe. This tool can be routinely used to assess and compare the quality of pain management in different institutions.
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- 2012
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