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Online Published: 25 Apr 2020
 


Pain Characteristics of Cervical Cancer Patient Who Underwent Radiotherapy in Bali, Indonesia

Vania Sukarno, I Putu Eka Widyadharma, Ida Ayu Sri Wijayanti, Kumara Tini, Ngakan Putu Daksa Ganapati.


Abstract
Introduction: Treatment of cervical cancer with radiotherapy is very common in Indonesia. Whenever radiotherapy is performed, not only tumor cells, but all the cells around it received damage therefore causes pain and discomfort to the patient. Often, this phenomenon is overlooked by both patients and medical practitioners. Aims: Author aims to describe pain characteristics of cervical cancer patient treated with Cobalt-60 radiotherapy in Sanglah hospital, based on patient’s age, cancer stadium, education level, marital status, mean income per month, duration of pain, pain intensity, type of pain, radiating pain, pain location, pain behavior pattern, analgesic drugs consumed and breakthrough pain. Method: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. Sampling method used is accidental sampling. Data is collected using questionnaire form, entered to SPSS ver.21 and the result is analyzed. Results: Sample characteristics are cancer stadium II and III, age 50-59 years old, received primary school education, married, no income/unemployed, and experienced pain during therapy. Most patient describes pain as acute, onset post radiotherapy, moderate intensity, located on pelvic anterior, not radiating, pain attacks without pain between them, and nociceptive pain. Most patients who experienced pain do not consume analgesic drugs and no breakthrough pain.

Key words: Cervical cancer, Radiotherapy, Pain, Characteristics


 
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Sukarno V, Widyadharma IPE, Wijayanti IAS, Tini K, Ganapati NPD. Pain Characteristics of Cervical Cancer Patient Who Underwent Radiotherapy in Bali, Indonesia. Int J Med Rev Case Rep. 2020; 4(4): 24-30. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Cervical-Cancer-radiotherapy-bali


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Sukarno V, Widyadharma IPE, Wijayanti IAS, Tini K, Ganapati NPD. Pain Characteristics of Cervical Cancer Patient Who Underwent Radiotherapy in Bali, Indonesia. https://www.mdpub.net/?mno=81608 [Access: October 13, 2024]. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Cervical-Cancer-radiotherapy-bali


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Sukarno V, Widyadharma IPE, Wijayanti IAS, Tini K, Ganapati NPD. Pain Characteristics of Cervical Cancer Patient Who Underwent Radiotherapy in Bali, Indonesia. Int J Med Rev Case Rep. 2020; 4(4): 24-30. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Cervical-Cancer-radiotherapy-bali



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Sukarno V, Widyadharma IPE, Wijayanti IAS, Tini K, Ganapati NPD. Pain Characteristics of Cervical Cancer Patient Who Underwent Radiotherapy in Bali, Indonesia. Int J Med Rev Case Rep. (2020), [cited October 13, 2024]; 4(4): 24-30. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Cervical-Cancer-radiotherapy-bali



Harvard Style

Sukarno, V., Widyadharma, . I. P. E., Wijayanti, . I. A. S., Tini, . K. & Ganapati, . N. P. D. (2020) Pain Characteristics of Cervical Cancer Patient Who Underwent Radiotherapy in Bali, Indonesia. Int J Med Rev Case Rep, 4 (4), 24-30. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Cervical-Cancer-radiotherapy-bali



Turabian Style

Sukarno, Vania, I Putu Eka Widyadharma, Ida Ayu Sri Wijayanti, Kumara Tini, and Ngakan Putu Daksa Ganapati. 2020. Pain Characteristics of Cervical Cancer Patient Who Underwent Radiotherapy in Bali, Indonesia. International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports, 4 (4), 24-30. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Cervical-Cancer-radiotherapy-bali



Chicago Style

Sukarno, Vania, I Putu Eka Widyadharma, Ida Ayu Sri Wijayanti, Kumara Tini, and Ngakan Putu Daksa Ganapati. "Pain Characteristics of Cervical Cancer Patient Who Underwent Radiotherapy in Bali, Indonesia." International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports 4 (2020), 24-30. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Cervical-Cancer-radiotherapy-bali



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Sukarno, Vania, I Putu Eka Widyadharma, Ida Ayu Sri Wijayanti, Kumara Tini, and Ngakan Putu Daksa Ganapati. "Pain Characteristics of Cervical Cancer Patient Who Underwent Radiotherapy in Bali, Indonesia." International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports 4.4 (2020), 24-30. Print. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Cervical-Cancer-radiotherapy-bali



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Sukarno, V., Widyadharma, . I. P. E., Wijayanti, . I. A. S., Tini, . K. & Ganapati, . N. P. D. (2020) Pain Characteristics of Cervical Cancer Patient Who Underwent Radiotherapy in Bali, Indonesia. International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports, 4 (4), 24-30. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Cervical-Cancer-radiotherapy-bali