TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessment of cancer pain management knowledge in southwest china
T2 - A survey of 259 physicians from small city and county hospitals
AU - Liao, Zhongli
AU - Hao, Jia
AU - Guo, Ying
AU - Reyes-Gibby, Cielito
AU - Guo, Hong
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Background: Pain management is a critical issue in the care of cancer patients in China, especially in small city and county hospitals in southwest China. Objective: The study intended to determine Chinese physicians' competence in cancer pain management and to assess their opinions on barriers to optimal pain management. Design: A questionnaire on pain management was given to 259 fellows after their general orientation meeting at a tertiary teaching hospital. The questionnaire was adapted from an earlier study by the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG). Results: The majority of the fellows believed that 70% of cancer patients suffer pain. Nearly 90% (224/259) indicated that their training in cancer pain management was poor. The fellows stated that concern about morphine addiction was the primary reason they hesitated to prescribe opioids, and they identified inadequate assessment of cancer pain as the most significant barrier to optimal management of cancer pain. Conclusion: The study reflects to some extent the state of pain management in hospitals in southwest China. Medical students and physicians in China need improved pain management education.
AB - Background: Pain management is a critical issue in the care of cancer patients in China, especially in small city and county hospitals in southwest China. Objective: The study intended to determine Chinese physicians' competence in cancer pain management and to assess their opinions on barriers to optimal pain management. Design: A questionnaire on pain management was given to 259 fellows after their general orientation meeting at a tertiary teaching hospital. The questionnaire was adapted from an earlier study by the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG). Results: The majority of the fellows believed that 70% of cancer patients suffer pain. Nearly 90% (224/259) indicated that their training in cancer pain management was poor. The fellows stated that concern about morphine addiction was the primary reason they hesitated to prescribe opioids, and they identified inadequate assessment of cancer pain as the most significant barrier to optimal management of cancer pain. Conclusion: The study reflects to some extent the state of pain management in hospitals in southwest China. Medical students and physicians in China need improved pain management education.
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U2 - 10.1089/jpm.2012.0418
DO - 10.1089/jpm.2012.0418
M3 - Article
C2 - 23458651
AN - SCOPUS:84878526840
SN - 1096-6218
VL - 16
SP - 692
EP - 695
JO - Journal of palliative medicine
JF - Journal of palliative medicine
IS - 6
ER -