Abstract

Pain is one of the most burdensome symptoms for patients with cancer. Per cancer pain guidelines, opioids remain one of the primary modalities for managing moderate to severe cancer pain. Analgesic nonadherence is common among cancer patients despite unmanaged pain symptoms. We investigated how patients prioritized analgesic treatment beliefs for cancer pain and whether those beliefs predicted objective analgesic adherence behaviors.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 27957232; ProQuest document ID: 2423436576. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

William E. Rosa, PhD, MBE, NP-BC, FAANP, FAAN

Sigma Membership

Upsilon

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Meta-Analysis/Synthesis

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Analgesic Adherence, Analgesic Beliefs, Cancer Pain, Opioid Crisis, Opioid Epidemic, Pain Management

Advisor

Salimah H. Meghani

Second Advisor

Barbara Riegel

Third Advisor

Connie M. Ulrich

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

University of Pennsylvania

Degree Year

2020

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2021-08-12

Funder(s)

The American Cancer Society

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