Dangerous Variation or Patient-Centered Care? Palliative Care and Pain Providers’ Comfort, Experiences, and Approaches when Treating Cancer Pain With Coexisting Aberrant Behaviors
Rachel A. Hadler,
Rachel Klinedinst,
Christopher A. Jones
et al.
Abstract:Background Patients with cancer-related pain are at high risk for aberrant drug use behaviors (ADB), including self-escalation, diversion and concurrent illicit substance or opioid misuse; however, limited evidence is available to guide opioid prescribing for patients with life-limiting illness and concurrent or suspected ADB. We sought to characterize how specialists evaluate for and manage these high-risk behaviors in patients with cancer-related pain. Methods We conducted telephonic semi-structured intervie… Show more
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