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Article: Nurse coaching to explore and modify patient attitudinal barriers interfering with effective cancer pain management.
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- Oncology Nursing Forum
- Article date:
- March 1, 2008
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Unrelieved pain remains a significant problem for many patients with cancer despite the availability of numerous treatment options. Studies have shown that unrelieved pain has negative consequences on patients' and family caregivers' mood, functional status, and quality of life. However, patients with cancer are reluctant to report pain and to take opioid analgesics (American Pain Society, 2003; Cleeland, 1998; Jacox et al., 1994a)
Patients' personal beliefs and concerns about pain and its treatments and communicating with healthcare providers can negatively influence treatment adherence and pain management. When beliefs about pain interfere with managing pain, patients ...