Relationship between prescribed opioids, pain management satisfaction, and pain intensity in oncology outpatients
- 03.01.2022
- Original Article
Erschienen in:
- Verfasst von
- Jia-Hua Wang
- Ling-Wei Wang
- Shu-Yuan Liang
- John Rosenberg
- Tsae-Jyy Wang
- Shu-Fang Wu
- Chieh-Yu Liu
- Erschienen in
- Supportive Care in Cancer | Ausgabe 4/2022
Abstract
Background
Pain is the most severe and commonest symptom for patients with cancer. Patients’ pain management satisfaction is an essential indicator of quality care and further affects their willingness to seek care.
Purpose
This study aimed to examine the correlations between patients’ prescribed opioids, pain management satisfaction, and pain intensity.
Methods
This study adopted a cross-sectional correlation design, recruited a total of 123 patients with cancer pain through convenience sampling, and used two research scales, namely the Chinese version of the Pain Treatment Satisfaction Scale and the Brief Pain Inventory—Short Form.
Results
The findings indicated that the correlations of prescribed opioid dosage with pain management satisfaction (r = − .10, p > .05) and pain intensity (worst pain, least pain, average pain, and pain right now; r = − .05 to .01, p > .05) were nonsignificant. The correlations of pain management satisfaction with pain intensity (r = .24 to .32, p < .01), pain interference (r = .32, p < .01), and pain relief (r = − .25, p < .01) were all significant, but that with the worst pain (r = .06, p > .05) was nonsignificant.
Conclusions
Medical professionals providing cancer pain management should focus on medicines strategies and individuals’ pain relief requirements. In particular, patients with the worst pain require extra investigations into their needs, and their satisfaction with their level of pain should be further evaluated.
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- Titel
- Relationship between prescribed opioids, pain management satisfaction, and pain intensity in oncology outpatients
- Verfasst von
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Jia-Hua Wang
Ling-Wei Wang
Shu-Yuan Liang
John Rosenberg
Tsae-Jyy Wang
Shu-Fang Wu
Chieh-Yu Liu
- Publikationsdatum
- 03.01.2022
- Verlag
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Erschienen in
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Supportive Care in Cancer / Ausgabe 4/2022
Print ISSN: 0941-4355
Elektronische ISSN: 1433-7339 - DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-021-06722-8
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