Prevalence, Effect and Management of Cancer Pain at Garissa, Kenya

dc.contributor.authorAffey, Fatuma
dc.contributor.authorMwenda, Catherine
dc.contributor.authorToo, Wesley
dc.contributor.authorElmi, Mohamed
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-19T08:02:33Z
dc.date.available2024-08-19T08:02:33Z
dc.date.issued2018-12-25
dc.description.abstractHigh prevalence, negative effect and suboptimal cancer pain management has been reported from resource-limited countries such as Kenya. Precisely, trends of cancer cases are on the increase at Garissa County in Kenya, yet no data exist on the prevalence, effect and management of cancer pain. This study was to examine the prevalence, effect and cancer pain management of adult patients at Garisssa County Referral Hospital. A descriptive cross sectional survey was employed and 94 cancer patients from both outpatient on follow up care and inpatient were recruited to participate. MBPI (Modified Brief Pain Inventory) and ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) tools were used for data collection. Pain Management Index was calculated and significant levels were set at P<0.05 for all tests. Mean age of participants was 50years, composed of 42(44.7%) male and 52 (55.3%) female. Cancers of Breast and prostate were most prevalent with (25%) female and (14%) male respectively. Prevalence of cancer pain was 78% with majority reporting moderate to severe pain and undertreatment with PIM of (p-value < 0.05). Participants accounting 76.9% male and 66.7% female reported cancer pain interference with ability to walk and 91% male and 70% female reported that pain interfered with their mood. Male participants reported to experience more psychological, physical and social pain than female participants. A total of 81.9% (77) participants incorrectly utilised WHO analgesic ladders, 65% (61) and 77.6% (73) considered alternative therapy of Quran and Somali herbs respectively for pain management. This study found a high prevalence of cancer pain with negative impact and suboptimal cancer pain management.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2320–1940
dc.identifier.urihttps://repo.umma.ac.ke/handle/123456789/212
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherIOSR Journal of Nursing and Health Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries;Volume 7, Issue 6 Ver. X.
dc.subjectPrevalenceen_US
dc.subjectImpacten_US
dc.subjectCancer painen_US
dc.titlePrevalence, Effect and Management of Cancer Pain at Garissa, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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