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

Aleksandra Czerw, Urszula Religioni, Filip Szymański, Katarzyna Sygit, Krzysztof Zdziarski, Dominika Mękal, Grażyna Dykowska, Anna Kłak, Agnieszka Barańska, Piotr Merks, Mariola Borowska, Elżbieta Cipora and Monika Pajewska
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Aleksandra Czerw: Department of Health Economics and Medical Law, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 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

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 24, 1-11

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.

Keywords: pain; pain control; BPCQ assessment; normalization; cancer (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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