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14.08.2021 | Original Article
The influence of opioid-taking self-efficacy and social support on pain management satisfaction in outpatients with cancer pain
verfasst von:
Chiung-Yao Yu, Jia-Hua Wang, Ling-Wei Wang, Tsae-Jyy Wang, Shu-Yuan Liang, Shu-Fang Wu, Yu-Ying Lu
Erschienen in:
Supportive Care in Cancer
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Ausgabe 1/2022
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Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this study was to explore the correlations between patients’ opioid-taking self-efficacy, social support, and their pain management satisfaction, and to evaluate the effect of social support and opioid-taking self-efficacy in explaining the variance in pain management satisfaction.
Methods
We used a cross-sectional and correlational research design and recruited 123 cancer patients via convenience sampling. We used the following instruments: the Opioid-Taking Self-Efficacy Scale, the Inventory of Socially Supportive Behavior, and the Chinese version of the Pain Treatment Satisfaction Scale.
Results
There were significant and negative correlations between opioid-taking self-efficacy and pain management satisfaction (r = − .43, p < .001) and between social support and pain management satisfaction (r = − .47, p < .001). Using a hierarchical regression analysis, social support and opioid-taking self-efficacy explained 17.20% and 5.20%, respectively, of the variance in pain management satisfaction.
Conclusions
The results of this study confirm the importance of social support and opioid-taking self-efficacy in influencing pain management satisfaction. We recommend that professional care providers develop relevant intervention aimed at improving patients’ pain management satisfaction.