Relationship Between Adherence to Opioid Analgesics and Pain Beliefs Among Patients with Cancer Pain at Tertiary Care Hospitals in Malaysia.

Elaine KanSuzana MustafaWei Wen ChongChandini Menon Premakumar Noraida Mohamed Shah

Published in: Patient preference and adherence (2020)

The overall adherence to opioid analgesics among Malaysian patients with cancer pain was good. Negative effects beliefs regarding cancer pain and opioids strongly predicted adherence.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
tertiary care
type diabetes
insulin resistance
lymph node metastasis