@article{ajcp20241113,
author={{Twahirwa, Jean Claude and Collins, Anita and White, Rebecca and Paul, Nsengiyumva Jean},
title={Knowledge and Home Caregiver¡¯s Experiences of Palliative Health Care Team Support in Pain Management of Cancer Patients in Rwanda},
journal={American Journal of Cancer Prevention},
volume={11},
number={1},
pages={12--20},
year={2024},
url={https://pubs.sciepub.com/ajcp/11/1/3},
issn={2328-7314},
abstract={<b>Background</b><b> </b>Pain is highly prevalent in the general patient population worldwide. Persons suffering from chronic illness are at increased risk of untreated pain, including cancer patients managed in home-based care services. Pain management involves a multidisciplinary team engagement and home-based caregivers need to have educational support, as well as pain management skills for their effective contribution.<b> </b><b>Objective</b><b> </b>To assess the knowledge received and explore caregiver¡¯s experience in pain management for cancer patients in a home-based care service in Rwanda<b>. </b><b>Methods</b><b> </b>A descriptive cross-sectional design study was conducted at Kibogora hospital catchment area. The sample comprised of 120 in-home caregivers recruited from patient¡¯s cancer follow up in palliative care service. The questionnaire was developed from a study named knowledge and attitudes survey regarding pain and Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data.<b> </b><b>Results</b><b> </b>The results of this study revealed that health care team supports palliative home caregivers which enabled them to care terminally ill cancer pain in home without affect.<b> </b><b>Conclusion</b><b> </b>Health care team support Palliative home caregivers with knowledge to care patient with cancer pain with satisfactory in Rwanda however there is still a need to increase the effort of support and follow up with involvement of a multiciliary team.},
doi={10.12691/ajcp-11-1-3}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}