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Pain Control: Normalization of the BPCQ Questionnaire on a Group of Patients Diagnosed with Malignant Cancer

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  • Aleksandra Czerw

    (Department of Health Economics and Medical Law, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland
    Department of Economic and System Analyses, National Institute of Public Health NIH—National Research Institute, 00-791 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Urszula Religioni

    (Collegium of Business Administration, Warsaw School of Economics, 02-513 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Filip Szymański

    (Department of Civilization Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw, 01-938 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Katarzyna Sygit

    (Faculty of Health Sciences, Calisia University, 62-800 Kalisz, Poland)

  • Krzysztof Zdziarski

    (Department of Social Medicine and Public Health, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 70-204 Szczecin, Poland)

  • Dominika Mękal

    (Department of Oncological Prevention, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Grażyna Dykowska

    (Department of Health Economics and Medical Law, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Anna Kłak

    (Department of Environmental Hazards Prevention, Allergology and Immunology, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Agnieszka Barańska

    (Department of Computer Science and Medical Statistics, Medical University of Lublin, 20-090 Lublin, Poland)

  • Piotr Merks

    (Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw, 01-938 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Mariola Borowska

    (Department of Health Economics and Medical Law, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Elżbieta Cipora

    (Faculty of Medical Science, Jan Grodek State University in Sanok, 38-500 Sanok, Poland)

  • Monika Pajewska

    (Department of Economic and System Analyses, National Institute of Public Health NIH—National Research Institute, 00-791 Warsaw, Poland)

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to examine the applicability of the Beliefs about Pain Control Questionnaire (BPCQ) among cancer patients and develop norms that allow differentiation of patients with diagnosed cancer in terms of beliefs about pain control. Normalization aims to establish the value of test results in the study population. The study involved 1187 patients diagnosed with cancer in outpatient care Maria Sklodowska-Curie Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology, in Warsaw. The applied tool was the Beliefs about Pain Control Questionnaire developed by S. Skevington. The results are most strongly differentiated in each dimension of pain control by education, income, and professional status. Sten norms were developed to determine the level of beliefs about pain control in low, average, and high categories. The BPCQ assessment applies to cancer patients, and the assessment of the location of pain control in patients will allow for the identification of patients whose standard therapy should be supplemented with psychotherapeutic support.

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  • Aleksandra Czerw & Urszula Religioni & Filip Szymański & Katarzyna Sygit & Krzysztof Zdziarski & Dominika Mękal & Grażyna Dykowska & Anna Kłak & Agnieszka Barańska & Piotr Merks & Mariola Borowska & E, 2021. "Pain Control: Normalization of the BPCQ Questionnaire on a Group of Patients Diagnosed with Malignant Cancer," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(24), pages 1-11, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:24:p:13069-:d:700027
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