Articles: opioid.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Feb 2014
Multicenter Study Observational StudyOne, two, or three? Constructs of the brief pain inventory among patients with non-cancer pain in the outpatient setting.
Either a two-factor representation (pain intensity and interference) or a three-factor representation (pain intensity, activity interference, and affective interference) of the modified Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) is appropriate among cancer patients. ⋯ Consistent with analyses among cancer patients, a two-factor representation of BPI is appropriate for noncancer patients seen in an ambulatory setting. This work lends additional support for the psychometric properties of BPI.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Training family members to manage heroin overdose and administer naloxone: randomized trial of effects on knowledge and attitudes.
To evaluate a heroin overdose management training programme for family members based on emergency recovery procedures and take-home naloxone (THN) administration. ⋯ Take-home naloxone training for family members of heroin users increases opioid overdose-related knowledge and competence and these benefits are well retained after 3 months.
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Review Case Reports
Acquired pharmaco-dynamic opioid tolerance: a concept analysis.
To report an analysis of the concept of acquired pharmaco-dynamic opioid tolerance. ⋯ Untangling the antecedents, empirical referents and consequences of tolerance help healthcare professionals understand its complexities. Improved knowledge may ultimately influence patient outcomes through the construction of better monitoring systems. This concept analysis may also provide insights for policy change and give empirical direction for future research.