Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Dec 2014
Legal barriers in accessing opioid medicines: results of the ATOME quick scan of national legislation of eastern European countries.
Overregulation of controlled medicines is one of the factors contributing to limited access to opioid medicines. ⋯ The selected countries have in common as main barriers prescribing and dispensing restrictions, the use of stigmatizing language, and incorrect use of definitions. The practical impact of these barriers identified using a quick scan method needs to be validated by other means.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Dec 2014
Family conferences in palliative care: a survey of health care providers in France.
Family conferences are conducted to assist with end-of-life discussions and discharge planning. ⋯ Most HCPs in our study conducted family conferences. However, most of the family conferences had no structured protocol, half of the participants preferred no patient participation, and a significant variation was noted in the primary indications and goals among disciplines.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Dec 2014
How do follow-up care instructions and treatment summaries relate to cancer survivors' cancer-related pain?
Cancer-related pain is a problem for many cancer survivors. Treatment summaries (TS) and follow-up care instructions (FCI) provided after cancer treatment could reduce pain for cancer survivors. ⋯ FCI and TS were related to pain but in the opposite direction than predicted. Those who received TS and FCI were more likely to report pain than those who did not receive FCI and TS. This may be explained by the severity of cancer treatment. It is possible that those who undergo more severe cancer treatments are more likely to receive FCI and TS. Testing this relationship is a logical next step.