Physicians’ and nurses’ experience of using the Abbey Pain Scale (APS) in people with advanced cancer: a qualitative content analysis
Physicians’ and nurses’ experience of using the Abbey Pain Scale (APS) in people with advanced cancer: a qualitative content analysis
Abstract
The Abbey Pain Scale (APS), an observational scale used to assess pain in people with end-stage dementia, is also widely used in Sweden to assess pain in patients with advanced cancer. It is unclear whether the APS is appropriate in this context. This study aims to explore physicians’ and nurses’ experiences of using a Swedish translation of the APS (the APS-SE) in people with advanced cancer.
