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Title: | Evaluating pain management practices for cancer patients among health professionals: a global survey |
Author: | Silbermann, Michael Calimag, Mari Minerva Eisenberg, Elon Futerman, Boris Fernandez-Ortega, Paz Oliver, Amparo Yaeger Monje, Juan P. Guo, Ping Charalambous, Haris Nestoros, Sophia Pozo, Ximena Bhattacharyya, Gouri Katz, Glynis J. Tralongo, Paolo Fujisawa, Daisuke Kunirova, Gulnara Punjwani, Rehana Ayyash, Hani Ghrayeb, Ibtisam Manasrah, Nemeh Bautista, Mary Jocylyn S. de Simone, Gustavo Cerutti, Julie Gafer, Nahla Can, Gulbeyaz Terzioglu, Fusun Kebudi, Reji Tuncel-Oguz, Gonca Aydin, Ayfer Ozalp Şenel, Gülçin Mwaka, Amos Deogratius Youssef, Alexey Brant, Jeannine Piriz Alvarez, Gabriela Weru, John Rudilla, David Fahmi, Rasha Hablas, Mohamed Rassouli, Maryam Mula-Hussain, Layth Faraj, Safa Al-Hadad, Salma Al-Jadiry, Mazin Ghali, Hasanein Fadhil, Samaher A . Abu-Sharour, Loai Omran, Suha Al-Qadire, Mohammad Hassan, Azza Khader, Khaled Alalfi, Nesreen Ahmed, Gamila Galiana, Laura Sansó, Noemi Abe, Akiko Vidal-Blanco, Gabriel Rochina, Amparo |
Keywords: | Càncer Opiacis Dolor Cancer Opioids Pain |
Issue Date: | 18-Apr-2022 |
Publisher: | Mary Ann Liebert |
Abstract: | Background: Cancer incidence in the world is predicted to increase in the next decade. While progress has been in diagnosis and treatment, much still remains to be done to improve cancer pain therapy, mainly in underserved communities in low-income countries. Objective: To determine knowledge, beliefs, and barriers regarding pain management in both high- and low-income countries (according to the WHO classification); and to learn about ways to improve the current state of affairs. Design: Descriptive survey. Setting/Subjects: Fifty-six countries worldwide; convenience sample of 1639 consisted of 36.8% physicians; 45.1% nurses, and 4.5% pharmacists employed in varied settings. Results: Improved pain management services are key elements. Top barriers include religion factors, lack of appropriate education and training at all levels, nonadherence to guidelines, patients' reluctance to report on pains, over regulation associated with prescribing and access to opioid analgesics, fear of addiction to opioids, and lack of discussions around prognosis and treatment planning. Conclusion: The majority of patients with cancer in low-income countries are undertreated for their pain. Promoting cancer pain accredited program of training and education on pain management for physicians and nurses is crucial, as well as advocating policymakers and the public at large. Keywords: cancer; global; management; opioids; pain. |
Note: | Versió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2021.0596 |
It is part of: | Journal of Palliative Medicine, 2022, vol. Epub ahead, num. April |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/185128 |
ISSN: | 1096-6218 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Infermeria de Salut Pública, Salut mental i Maternoinfantil) Articles publicats en revistes (Institut d'lnvestigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL)) |
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