ArticleJournal of pain and symptom management2021
Health Care Provider Attitudes, Beliefs, and Perceived Confidence in Managing Patients With Cancer Pain and Nonmedical Opioid Use.
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- "They still deserve for their pain to be controlled": healthcare providers' and community-level stakeholders' perceptions of pain management among cancer survivors with an opioid use disorder.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Dangerous Variation or Patient-Centered Care? Palliative Care and Pain Providers' Comfort, Experiences, and Approaches when Treating Cancer Pain With Coexisting Aberrant Behaviors.The American journal of hospice & palliative care · 2025Article
- Perceptions and attitudes of medical students toward opioid education: A qualitative study.Surgery open science · 2025Article
- Lessons Learned: A Case for Reforming Siloed, Referral-Based Oncologic Palliative Care for High-Risk Opioid Patients.Palliative medicine reports · 2025Article
- 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
- Health Care Provider Attitudes and Beliefs Toward Nonmedical Opioid Use in Patients with Cancer Pain.Journal of palliative medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
contextHealth care provider education is an effective strategy to improve knowledge and competencies in opioid-prescribing practices. However, there are very few studies regarding this among providers of patients with cancer pain and nonmedical opioid use (NMOU). The aim of our study was to assess participants' attitudes, beliefs, and self-perceived confidence in caring for patients with cancer pain and NMOU before and after attending an opioid educational seminar on the use and nonmedical use of opioids in patients with cancer.
methodsAn anonymous cross-sectional survey was conducted among health care providers who attended an opioid educational event in April 2018 and May 2019.
resultsThe overall response rate was 63% (129 of 206). Approximately 72% of participants had concerns about NMOU in patients with cancer, 69% felt that such patients are frequently underdetected, and 63% felt that cancer pain is frequently undertreated. At baseline, only 23% reported adequate knowledge and 35% reported confidence in caring for patients with cancer with NMOU-related issues. Among those who completed both the preseminar and postseminar surveys, these numbers improved significantly at the end of the seminar (26% vs. 71% and 43% vs. 84%, respectively; all P < 0.001).
conclusionMost health care providers expressed concerns about underdetection of NMOU and undertreatment of pain among patients with cancer. Many self-reported knowledge and confidence deficits in caring for patients with cancer with NMOU. Seminar participation was associated with an increase in the number of participants with self-perceived knowledge and confidence. Future studies are needed to ascertain the impact of such opioid educational events on patient care practices.
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