Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 39, Issue 5 , Pages 791-802 , May 2010

The Cancer Pain Practice Index: A Measure of Evidence-Based Practice Adherence for Cancer Pain Management in Older Adults in Hospice Care

  • Perry Fine, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pain Research Center, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah
    • ,
  • Keela Herr, PhD, RN, AGSF, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Keela Herr, PhD, RN, AGSF, FAAN, College of Nursing, University of Iowa, 50 Newton Road, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
    • ,
  • Marita Titler, PhD, RN, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan USA
    • ,
  • Sara Sanders, PhD, MSW

      Affiliations

    • School of Social Work, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
    • ,
  • Joe Cavanaugh, PhD

      Affiliations

    • College of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
    • ,
  • John Swegle, PharmD, BCPS

      Affiliations

    • College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
    • ,
  • Chris Forcucci, BSN, RN

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
    • ,
  • Xiongwen Tang, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
    • ,
  • Kari Lane, MSN, RN

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
    • ,
  • Jimmy Reyes, MSN, RN

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

,Accepted 16 October 2009.

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 This study was supported by National Cancer Institute Grant R01CA115363.

PII: S0885-3924(10)00217-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.09.027

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 39, Issue 5 , Pages 791-802 , May 2010

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