ArticleJournal of pain and symptom management2020
Palliative Care's Role Managing Cancer Pain During the Opioid Crisis: A Qualitative Study of Patients, Caregivers, and Clinicians.
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- Medication prescription patterns in cancer rehabilitation physiatry outpatients: A multicenter retrospective study.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- The impact of opioid stigma on patient-provider interaction and decision-making in cancer pain management: a qualitative meta-synthesis.BMC palliative care · 2026Article
- Should We Use COMM (Current Opioid Misuse Measure) to Screen for Opioid Abuse in Patients With Cancer Pain?Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN · 2023Article
- The Stigma Surrounding Opioid Use as a Barrier to Cancer-Pain Management: An Overview of Experiences with Fear, Shame, and Poorly Controlled Pain in the Context of Advanced Cancer.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Review
- Update on Prevalence of Pain in Patients with Cancer 2022: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis.Cancers · 2023Review
- Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Nerve Blocks: A Practical Review for Acute Cancer-Related Pain.Current pain and headache reports · 2022Review
- Barriers to Pain Management: Incongruence in Black Cancer Caregiving Dyads.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2022Article
- Exploring the needs and experiences of palliative home care from the perspectives of patients with advanced cancer in China: a qualitative study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021Article
- A Qualitative Study of the Pain Experience of Black Individuals With Cancer Taking Long-Acting Opioids.Cancer nursingArticle
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Abstract
contextPatients with cancer face symptoms because of disease and treatment, and pain is common and complex. The opioid crisis may complicate patients' and clinicians' experiences of managing pain in cancer care.
objectivesIn our study of perceptions and experiences with palliative care (PC) at an outpatient cancer center, we examined communication around symptom management throughout cancer care, and pain and its management emerged as particularly salient. The objective of this article is to describe, from the perspectives of patients, caregivers, and oncology health care professionals, the role of PC in navigating the complicated dynamics of pain management amidst the opioid crisis.
methodsA qualitative descriptive study with grounded theory components was designed to investigate experiences with and perceptions of specialist PC and symptom management, including pain. Interviews were audiorecorded and transcribed, and focused coding identified themes related to pain and pain management from all three perspectives.
resultsAbout 44 patients, caregivers, and non-PC health care professionals completed interviews. Patients with cancer and their caregivers had many concerns about pain management and were specifically concerned about opioid use and stigma. For patients, PC improved pain management and helped to destigmatize appropriate pain management. Oncology clinicians reported that partnering with PC facilitated complex pain management and also provided moral support around difficult opioid recommendations for patients.
conclusionPC offers the potential to uniquely support both patients and other oncology professionals in optimally navigating the complexity around pain management for cancer care in the midst of the opioid crisis.
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