Construction of pain-related educational material for people with cancer

Milan, Luana Roberta Martins; Gregorini, Monise Galante Paiva; Dázio, Eliza Maria Rezende; Sanches, Roberta Seron; Silva, Bianca Aparecida Brito da; Fava, Silvana Maria Coelho Leite

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE • BrJP 8 • 2025 • https://doi.org/10.63231/2595-0118.20250007-en linkcopy

Construction of pain-related educational material for people with cancer

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ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The incorporation of pain as the fifth vital sign represents a significant advance in the care of people with cancer, as it is widely recognized as an indicator of quality of life. Given this, it is important to adopt strategies that minimize pain, which may include complementary therapies, and when necessary, the association with pharmacological interventions. Therefore, this study aimed to build the educational material for people with cancer about strategies to minimize pain resulting from cancer and/or its treatment.

METHODS Methodological study for the construction of educational material, in the format of a folder, based on the real needs of people with cancer, a scoping review on guidelines for minimizing pain, health literacy and guiding principles for the development of educational materials.

RESULTS The educational material was constructed based on seven themes that refer to guidelines for reducing pain: spirituality and religiosity, physical exercises, educational practices, manual therapies, pharmacological treatment, Integrative and complementary health practices (ICHPs), therapeutic communication and monitoring family. The aim is to improve pain and intervene considerably in the quality of life of the person with cancer.

CONCLUSION The construction of the educational material is aimed at people with cancer, their families and caregivers, and summarizes guidelines that contribute to the reduction of pain resulting from cancer and/or its treatment, improving the quality of life of these people and improving nursing care.

Keywords:
Cancer; Cancer pain; Nursing; Nursing care

HIGHLIGHTS

Pain was the priority among the physical and daily living needs of people with cancer

Spirituality, physical exercise, strategies for self-management of pain, manual therapies, integrative and complementary practices, therapeutic communication and family support and pharmacological treatment are all strategies for minimizing pain

Nurses play a key role in care for people with pain related to cancer and/or its treatment, not just physical pain, but also existential pain

Databases	Strategy
CINAHL (EBSCOhot)	(“Nursing care” OR Nursing) AND (Neoplasm OR Cancer) AND (“Cancer Pain” OR “Pain Associated with Cancer” OR “Pain Associated with Neoplasm” OR “Pain in Oncology” OR “Pain Management”)
LILACS (BVS)	(“Nursing Care” OR “cuidados de enfermagem” OR “atención de enfermería” OR nursing OR enfermagem OR enfermería) AND (neoplasms OR neoplasias OR neoplasias OR cancer OR câncer OR cáncer OR tumors OR tumores OR tumeurs) AND (“Cancer Pain” OR “dor do câncer” OR “dolor en cáncer” OR “Pain Associated with Cancer” OR “dor associada a câncer” OR “dolor asociado con el cáncer” OR “Pain Associated with Neoplasm” OR “dor associada a neoplasia” OR “dolor asociado con neoplasia” OR “Pain in Oncology” OR “dor em oncologia” OR “dolor en oncología” OR “Pain Management” OR “manejo da dor” OR “manejo del dolor”)
Pubmed (National Library of Medicine-NIH)	(“Nursing care” OR nursing) AND (neoplasms OR neoplasm OR cancer OR tumor OR tumors) AND (“Cancer Pain” OR “Pain in Oncology” OR “Pain Management”)
Web of Science (Clarivate)	(“Nursing care” OR Nursing) AND (Neoplasms OR Neoplasm OR Cancer OR Tumor OR Tumors) AND (“Cancer Pain” OR “Pain Associated with Cancer” OR “Pain Associated with Neoplasm” OR “Pain in Oncology” OR “Pain Management”)
BDENF (BVS)	(“Nursing care” OR Nursing) AND (Neoplasms OR Neoplasm OR Cancer OR Tumor OR Tumors) AND (“Cancer Pain” OR “Pain Associated with Cancer” OR “Pain Associated with Neoplasm” OR “Pain in Oncology” OR “Pain Management”)

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