Adherence to Analgesics Among Outpatients Seriously Ill With Cancer.
Adherence to Analgesics Among Outpatients Seriously Ill With Cancer.
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DOI:
10.1097/ncc.0000000000001064
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发表时间:
2022-09-01
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影响因子:
2.6
通讯作者:
Wilkie DJ
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作者:
Stapleton SJ;Dyal BW;Boyd AD;Suarez ML;Ezenwa MO;Yao Y;Wilkie DJ
Adherence to prescribed analgesics for patients seriously ill with cancer pain is essential for comfort. To determine the analgesic adherence in seriously ill patients with cancer and its association with clinical and demographic characteristics. Cross-sectional study. At home, 202 patients with cancer (mean age 59.9±14.2 years, 58% female, 48% Black, 42% White) admitted to hospice/palliative care completed measures on a pentablet: PAINReportIt®, Symptom Distress Scale, mood state item, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index item, and Pain Management Index (PMI). The mean current pain intensity was 4.4±2.9, and mean worst pain in the past 24 hours was 7.2±2.7. More than one-half of participants were not satisfied with their pain level (54%) and reported their pain was more intense than they wanted to tolerate for ≥18 hours in the last 24 hours (51%). Only 12% were not prescribed analgesics appropriate for the intensity of their pain. Adherence rates were variable: NSAIDs (.63±.50), adjuvants (.93±.50), World Health Organization step 2 opioids (.63±.49), and step 3 opioids (.80 ± .40). With setting/clinical/demographic variables in the model, dose intervals less than 8 hours were associated with less adherence (p<.001). Little progress has been made toward improving analgesic adherence even in settings providing analgesics without cost. Research is needed focused on targeting analgesic dose intervals and barriers not related to cost. Dose intervals of ≥8 hours were significantly associated with higher adherence rates, therefore, use of longer-acting analgesics is one strategy to improve pain control at end of life.