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The multidimensional nature of cancer-related pain
Tim A Ahles1, Edward B Blanchard, John C Ruckdeschel
1Department of Psychology, State University of New York at Albany, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany N.Y. 12222, USA Division of Oncology, Albany Medical College, Albany N.Y. 12208 U.S.A.
Pain
|November 1, 1983
Abstract:
A critical review of the literature examining the assessment of cancer-related pain revealed a lack of systematic research. In the present study, 40 patients with cancer-related pain were compared to 37 pain-free cancer patients matched on diagnosis, stage of disease, age, sex, and inpatient vs. outpatient status. The results supported a multidimensional conceptualization of cancer-related pain consisting of sensory, affective, cognitive, and behavioral components.