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Assessment of Pain and Analgesic Use in African American Cancer Patients: Factors Related to Adherence to Analgesics

Abstract  

This study describes pain experience, analgesic use and barriers to pain control in African American cancer patients (N = 116).
The overall adherence rate of analgesics was 46%. Constipation and nausea were the most commonly cited side effects of analgesics.
Eighty-seven percent of patients reported concern about addiction to analgesics. Patients who believed their doctor needed
to focus on curing illness rather than on controlling pain tended to comply with analgesic prescriptions (r = 0.20, p < 0.05). Patients with concerns that analgesics may cause confusion were less likely to take any type of analgesics (r = −0.16,
p < 0.05). The study confirms that a patient’s perceived barriers influence their decision to take analgesics, and also suggests
that African American cancer patients may benefit from education that prevents misconceptions about analgesic use.

  • Content Type Journal Article
  • Category Original Paper
  • Pages 1-7
  • DOI 10.1007/s10903-012-9582-x
  • Authors
    • Young O. Rhee, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612-7350, USA
    • Eugenia Kim, Department of Economics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
    • Bryant Kim, Department of Economics, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
    • Journal Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
    • Online ISSN 1557-1920
    • Print ISSN 1557-1912
Posted in: Journal Article Abstracts on 03/30/2012 | Link to this post on IFP |
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