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1 Mucositis Pain Induced by Radiation Therapy: Prevalence, Severity, and Use of Self- Care Behaviors 
Piera C. Wong, RN, MS, Marylin J. Dodd, RN, PhD, FAAN, Christine Miaskowski, RN, PhD, FAAN, Steven M. Paul, PhD, Kayee Alice Bank, RN, MS, Gayle H. Shiba, RN, DNSc, Noreen Facione, RN, PhD  Journal of Pain and Symptom Management  Volume 32, Issue 1, Pages (July 2006) DOI: /j.jpainsymman Copyright © 2006 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions

2 Fig. 1 Self-Care Diary of average pain intensity over time (n=49) on a 0–4 scale. RT=radiation therapy; F/U=follow-up. Values are plotted as means±SD. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management  , 27-37DOI: ( /j.jpainsymman ) Copyright © 2006 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions

3 Fig. 2 Average weekly pain ratings using the MacDibbs Mouth Assessment Tool with patients swallowing and not swallowing on a 0–3 scale. Significant differences (*) were found from Week 3 to follow-up (P=0.001). F/U=follow-up. Values are plotted as means±SD. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management  , 27-37DOI: ( /j.jpainsymman ) Copyright © 2006 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions

4 Fig. 3 Average weekly self-care effectiveness ratings using the Self-Care Diary (n=49) on a 0–4 scale. SCBs=self-care behaviors; F/U=follow-up. Values are plotted as means±SD. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management  , 27-37DOI: ( /j.jpainsymman ) Copyright © 2006 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions


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