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Study of Pain in Cancer Patients : Development of a Measurement Scale based on Qualitative Evaluation

Research Project

Project/Area Number 04671452
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Nursing
Research InstitutionNagoya University

Principal Investigator

OGASAWARA Chie  Nagoya University, College of Medical Technolgy, Associate Professor, 医療技術短期大学部, 助教授 (90152363)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) OHMURA Izumi  Nagoya University, College of Medical Technolgy, Assistant, 医療技術短期大学部, 助手 (00238354)
ANDOH Shoko  Nagoya University, College of Medical Technolgy, Assistant, 医療技術短期大学部, 助手 (60212669)
WATANABE Noriko  Nagoya University, College of Medical Technolgy, Associate Professor, 医療技術短期大学部, 助教授 (50126918)
岩崎 弥生  名古屋大学, 医療技術短期大学部, 助手 (60232667)
Project Period (FY) 1992 – 1993
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1993)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000)
Fiscal Year 1993: ¥700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000)
Fiscal Year 1992: ¥1,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000)
KeywordsMcGill Pain Questionnaire / cancer pain / description of pain / reliability / pain experience / emotional expression / pain measurement scale / validity / マックギル痛み測定尺度 / MPQ / 痛み言語
Research Abstract

The purpose of this study is to develop a measurement based on qualitative evaluation. we are concerned about a pain of cancer patients as the subjective experiences of the individuals.
In the first phase, we evaluated the reliability and the validity of the McGill pain Questionnaire(MPQ), which was devised as a pain measurement scale focusing on verbal expressions of pain. The results indicated that the category of affective pain description in MPQ did not have enough of the emotional verbal expressions on expressing various internal experience by cancer patients and also we felt that the results of MPQ lost some it's validity through clutural and language differences.
In the second phase, we developed the pain scale of cancer patiens. We first examined the qualitative aspect of cancer pain and divided cancer pain into three categories such as the sensory pain, the emotional pain and the pain related to difficulty in the activities of daily living. This qualitative inventory consisted of 84 pain description words. Next we examined the quantitative aspect of cancer pain and divided it into 5 aspects such as intensity, frequency, extent, duration, and depth. This quantitative inventory was made on a numerical 5-point scale.
In the third phase, we checked the reliability and the validity of this developed pain questionnaire. The subjects were 121 cancer patients and 68 post operative patients. We identified the statistical reliability high enough by analyzing the data. We also identified the validity to be appropriate by comparing the cancer pain and post-operative pain and examining the intensity of pain, effect due to cognition of cancer, and medication.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1993 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1992 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (3 results)

All Other

All Publications (3 results)

  • [Publications] 小笠原知枝、渡邊憲子: "がん患者の痛みに関する研究-質的評価に基づく測定尺度の開発" 名古屋大学医療技術短期大学部紀要. 6. 1-12 (1994)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1993 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] C.Ogasawara: "Study of Pain in Cancer Patients : Development of a Measurement Scale based on Qualitative Evaluation - Investigation of Reliability and Validity of McGill pain Questionnaire" Bulletin of Nagoya University College of Medical Technology. 6. 1-12 (1994)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1993 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 小笠原知枝: "がん患者の痛みに関する研究-質的評価に基づく測定尺度の開発" 名古屋大学医療技術短期大学部紀要. 6. 1-12 (1994)

    • Related Report
      1993 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1992-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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