Morphine use for cancer pain: A strong analgesic used only at the end of life? A qualitative study on attitudes and perceptions of morphine in patients with advanced cancer and their caregivers

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of undertreated cancer pain remains high. Suboptimal pain control affects quality of life and results in psychological and emotional distress. Barriers to adequate pain control include fear of opioid dependence and its side effects. AIM: To investigate the attitudes and pe...

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Autores principales: Ho, Julia Fee Voon, Yaakup, Hayati, Low, Grace Sook Hoon, Wong, Siew Lih, Tho, Lye Mun, Tan, Seng Beng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7238510/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32103707
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0269216320904905

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