Psychological Barriers to the Use of Opioid Analgesics for Treating Pain in Patients With Advanced Recurrent Cancer: A Multicenter Cohort Study

Psychological Barriers to the Use of Opioid Analgesics for Treating Pain in Patients With Advanced Recurrent Cancer: A Multicenter Cohort Study

Background: We aimed to gain insight into psychological barriers toward initiation of strong opioid analgesic use in patients with advanced recurrent cancer. Methods: This study included 46 patients who were prescribed with opioid analgesics for advanced recurrent cancer. The primary outcome was psy...

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Main Authors: Takehiko Tsuno, Takashi Kawaguchi, Ryota Yanaizumi, Junichi Kondo, Keiko Kojima, Takashi Igarashi, Masaki Inoue, Tomofumi Miura, Akime Miyasato, Kanako Azuma, Hiroshi Hamada, Tomoya Saeki, Hironori Mawatari, Hiroyuki Ogura, Akira Kotani, Takuhiro Yamaguchi, Hideki Hakamata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mary Ann Liebert 2024-01-01
Series:Palliative Medicine Reports
Subjects:
cancer pain
decision regret
psychological barriers
strong opioids
Online Access:https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/PMR.2023.0068

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