Publications by authors named "Michelle L Greig"
Background: The objective of this study was to assess whether caregivers serve as valid and reliable proxies for the assessment of a patient's pain level using the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) assessment tool.
Patients And Methods: Twenty-seven patients with cancer with pain, referred for health care management to the Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre and the Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, and their proxies participated in this study. Patient and proxy completed the BPI independently, with proxies given explicit instructions to rate and answer the questions from the perspective of the patient.