Interdisciplinary intervention for the management of nonmedical opioid use among patients with cancer pain.

Joseph A ArthurTonya EdwardsZhanni LuMichael TangJaya Amaram-DavilaAkhila Reddy David Hui Sriram Yennu Aimee E Anderson Kristofer JenningsSuresh ReddyEduardo Bruera

Published in: Cancer (2022)

Most patients who received the CHAT intervention improved in their NMOU behaviors and pain intensity scores 3 and 6 months post-intervention. These preliminary findings support the efficacy of CHAT in managing patients receiving opioids for cancer pain who demonstrate NMOU behavior.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
randomized controlled trial
neuropathic pain
spinal cord injury
young adults
high intensity
postoperative pain