Cancer and Opioids: Patient Experiences With Stigma (COPES)-A Pilot Study
| Autor: | David S. Craig, Sahana Rajasekhara, Heather S.L. Jim, Margarita Bobonis, Young D. Chang, Hailey W. Bulls, Ritika Oberoi-Jassal, Diane Portman, Brian D. Gonzalez, Judith A. Paice, Aasha I. Hoogland, Meghan Haas |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent media_common.quotation_subject Population Social Stigma Pain relief Psychological intervention Pilot Projects Article 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans Pain Management 030212 general & internal medicine Medical prescription Practice Patterns Physicians' Psychiatry education General Nursing media_common Aged education.field_of_study business.industry Addiction Cancer Pain Middle Aged Stigma (anatomy) Analgesics Opioid Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Opioid 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Female Neurology (clinical) Cancer pain business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of pain and symptom management. 57(4) |
| ISSN: | 1873-6513 |
| Popis: | 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 breast (23%) and hematologic (15%) cancer. Among patients who reported opioid use (n = 109), the most common reason for use was pain relief (94%), followed by improved sleep (25%). A subset of patients reported using less (13%) or more (8%) opioid medication than advised. Opioid stigma was endorsed by 59/97 patients prescribed opioids (61%), including fear of addiction (36%), difficulty filling prescriptions (22%), and awkwardness communicating with providers (15%). Stigma-related behaviors were endorsed by 28 (29%) respondents prescribed opioids, with "taking less opioid medication than needed" as the most commonly endorsed behavior (20%). Conclusion To our knowledge, this study provides the first evidence of opioid stigma and its consequences in cancer patients and offers potential targets for interventions aimed at reducing stigma and encouraging safe, effective opioid use. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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