Evaluating Pain Management Practices for Cancer Patients among Health Professionals: A Global Survey

Michael Silbermann; Maria Minerva Calimag; Elon Eisenberg; Boris Futerman; Paz Fernandez-Ortega; Amparo Oliver; Juan P. Yaeger Monje; Ping Guo; Haris Charalambous; Sophia Nestoros; Ximena Pozo; Gouri Bhattacharyya; Glynis J. Katz; Paolo Tralongo; Daisuke Fujisawa; Gulnara Kunirova; Rehana Punjwani; Hani Ayyash; Ibtisam Ghrayeb; Nemeh Manasrah; Mary Jocylyn S. Bautista; Aleksandra Kotlinska-Lemieszek; Gustavo de Simone; Julie Cerutti; Nahla Gafer; Gulbeyaz Can; Fusun Terzioglu; Rejin Kebudi; Gonca Tuncel-Oguz; Ayfer Aydin; Gulcin Ozalp Senel; Amos Deogratius Mwaka; Alexey Youssef; Jeannine Brant; Gabriela Piriz Alvarez; John Weru; David Rudilla; Rasha Fahmi; Mohamed Hablas; Maryam Rassouli; Layth Mula-Hussain; Safa Faraj; Salma Al-Hadad; Mazin Al-Jadiry; Hasanein Ghali; Samaher A. Fadhil; Loai Abu-Sharour; Suha Omran; Mohammad Al-Qadire; Azza Hassan; Khaled Khader; Nesreen Alalfi; Gamila Ahmed; Laura Galiana; Noemi Sanso; Akiko Abe; Gabriel Vidal-Blanco; Amparo Rochina

doi:10.1089/jpm.2021.0596

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Evaluating Pain Management Practices for Cancer Patients among Health Professionals: A Global Survey

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Evaluating Pain Management Practices for Cancer Patients among Health Professionals: A Global Survey

Michael Silbermann, Maria Minerva Calimag, Elon Eisenberg, Boris Futerman, Paz Fernandez-Ortega, Amparo Oliver, Juan P. Yaeger Monje, Ping Guo, Haris Charalambous, Sophia Nestoros, …

Journal of palliative medicine, Vol.25(8), pp.1243-1248

01/08/2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2021.0596

PMID: 35442772

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Background: Cancer incidence in the world is predicted to increase in the next decade. While progress has been in diagnosis and treatment, much still remains to be done to improve cancer pain therapy, mainly in underserved communities in low-income countries.Objective: To determine knowledge, beliefs, and barriers regarding pain management in both high- and low-income countries (according to the WHO classification); and to learn about ways to improve the current state of affairs.Design: Descriptive survey.Setting/Subjects: Fifty-six countries worldwide; convenience sample of 1639 consisted of 36.8% physicians; 45.1% nurses, and 4.5% pharmacists employed in varied settings.Results: Improved pain management services are key elements. Top barriers include religion factors, lack of appropriate education and training at all levels, nonadherence to guidelines, patients' reluctance to report on pains, over regulation associated with prescribing and access to opioid analgesics, fear of addiction to opioids, and lack of discussions around prognosis and treatment planning.Conclusion: The majority of patients with cancer in low-income countries are undertreated for their pain. Promoting cancer pain accredited program of training and education on pain management for physicians and nurses is crucial, as well as advocating policymakers and the public at large.

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Title: Evaluating Pain Management Practices for Cancer Patients among Health Professionals: A Global Survey
Creators - without role: Michael Silbermann - Israel Cancer Association
Maria Minerva Calimag - University of Santo Tomas
Elon Eisenberg - Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Boris Futerman - Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Paz Fernandez-Ortega - Institut Català d'Oncologia
Amparo Oliver - Universitat de València
Juan P. Yaeger Monje - Gustavo Fricke Hosp, Palliat Care Unit, Santiago, Chile
Ping Guo - Cicely Saunders International
Haris Charalambous - Bank of Cyprus Oncology Center
Sophia Nestoros - BOC
Ximena Pozo - Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
Gouri Bhattacharyya - Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute
Glynis J. Katz - Department of Information and Control, Sabar Health, Haifa, Israel.
Paolo Tralongo - College Station Medical Center
Daisuke Fujisawa - Keio University
Gulnara Kunirova - Alma
Rehana Punjwani - Indus Hospital
Hani Ayyash - European Hospital
Ibtisam Ghrayeb - Al-Makassed Islamic Charitable Society Hospital
Nemeh Manasrah - Hebron University
Mary Jocylyn S. Bautista - University of Santo Tomas
Aleksandra Kotlinska-Lemieszek - College Station Medical Center
Gustavo de Simone - Department of Palliative Care, Bonorino Udaondo Public Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Julie Cerutti - Department of Pediatric Oncology, Child Cancer Institute, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Nahla Gafer - Department of Palliative Care, Radiation and Isotope Center, Khartoum, Sudan.
Gulbeyaz Can - Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa
Fusun Terzioglu - Kocaeli Üniversitesi
Rejin Kebudi - Istanbul University
Gonca Tuncel-Oguz - Ankara
Ayfer Aydin - Koç University
Gulcin Ozalp Senel - Ankara
Amos Deogratius Mwaka - Makerere University
Alexey Youssef - University of Oxford
Jeannine Brant - Billings Clinic
Gabriela Piriz Alvarez - Public Health Services in Primary Care, Montevideo Metropolitan Area, Uruguay.
John Weru - Aga Khan University Nairobi
David Rudilla - Hospital Universitario de La Princesa
Rasha Fahmi - Department of Clinical Oncology, El-Salam Oncology Center Cairo, Cairo, Egypt.
Mohamed Hablas - Saudi German Hospital Cairo, Gharbiah Cancer Society, Tanta, Egypt.
Maryam Rassouli - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Layth Mula-Hussain - University of Sulaymaniyah
Safa Faraj - Baghdad Medical City
Salma Al-Hadad - Baghdad Medical City
Mazin Al-Jadiry - Baghdad Medical City
Hasanein Ghali - Baghdad Medical City
Samaher A. Fadhil - Baghdad Medical City
Loai Abu-Sharour - Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan
Suha Omran - Jordan University of Science and Technology
Mohammad Al-Qadire - Sultan Qaboos University
Azza Hassan - National Center for Cancer Care and Research
Khaled Khader - Taif University
Nesreen Alalfi - .
Gamila Ahmed - Department of Psycho-Oncology, National Cancer Center, Aden, Yemen.
Laura Galiana - Universitat de València
Noemi Sanso - Universitat de les Illes Balears
Akiko Abe - Keio University
Gabriel Vidal-Blanco - Universitat de València
Amparo Rochina - Hospital Padre Jofre,Valencia, Spain.
Publication Details: Journal of palliative medicine, Vol.25(8), pp.1243-1248
Publisher: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc
Number of pages: 6
Identifiers: 9911335308331
Academic Unit: Taif University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article