作者
Hailey W Bulls, Aasha I Hoogland, David Craig, Judith Paice, Young Doo Chang, Ritika Oberoi-Jassal, Sahana Rajasekhara, Meghan Haas, Margarita Bobonis, Brian D Gonzalez, Diane Portman, Heather SL Jim
发表日期
2019/4/1
期刊
Journal of pain and symptom management
卷号
57
期号
4
页码范围
816-819
出版商
Elsevier
简介
Context
Cancer-related pain is a common symptom that is often treated with opioids. However, legislation aimed at containing the opioid crisis, coupled with public fears about opioid risks, may contribute to opioid stigma in cancer patients. To our knowledge, no prior research has examined opioid stigma and stigma-related behavior in this population.
Objective
The objectives of this study were to describe opioid use, including reasons for use and overuse and underuse behavior; characterize opioid stigma; and identify potentially maladaptive stigma-related behaviors.
Methods
Participants were 125 adults undergoing active cancer treatment seen at the Moffitt Supportive Care Medicine Clinic. Patients completed a brief, anonymous questionnaire evaluating opioid use, opioid stigma, and stigma-related behaviors.
Results
Patients were primarily women (65%) aged 45-64 years (49%), most commonly diagnosed with …
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