Health educations for patients with cancer pain : A descriptive review

Background: Cancer pain is common and seriously affects the quality of life of patients. Despite the use of medication, many patients still have difficulty in pain management. Health education has been widely used, but its effect needs to be improved.Aim: To describe the ways of providing health education to patients with cancer pain.Design: Descriptive literature review, including studies using quantitative methods.Methods: Studies were searched in the PubMed database using keywords related to health education, pain, cancer and pain management. Quantitative research articles published in English within 10 years were selected. The author made comparisons and summaries of the selected articles.Results: Four intervention methods were determined: face-to-face health education, remote follow-up, face-to-face health education combined with remote follow-up, and psychological intervention combined with face-to-face education. All intervention measures are conducive to cancer pain management and improving the quality of life of patients.Conclusion: Health education plays a key role in cancer pain management. Multidimensional interventions are recommended in clinical practice.