A form to report pain assessment and monitoring in the oncology clinical record: a Delphi process

A Short Communication article, published in Future Oncology, aimed to produce a validated form for reporting pain assessment and monitoring in clinical records to help build homogeneous and standardized procedures in clinical practice. Abstract Background: Treatment of cancer pain remains suboptimal worldwide. In Italy, a law requires that pain be regularly assessed and reported in both medical and nursing records. Aim: To provide a homogeneous form to get exhaustive clinical information in the clinical report according to Italian legislation. Methods: A board, including oncologists and pain therapists, designed a form to report the pain characteristics of cancer patients in Italy...