Barriers to Successful Treatment of Cancer Pain

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Barriers to Successful Management of Cancer Pain

Facilitated by Abdulqadir J. Nashwan, RN, BSN, MSN

Introduction

Objectives

Patient

Healthcare Professionals

Conclusion

Strategies

System

Objectives

• To discuss barriers that prevent effective

treatment of cancer pain

• To propose solutions to promote effective

cancer pain management

Pain vs.

Suffering

Barriers to Successful Management of Cancer Pain

Healthcare Professionals-

related

Patient-related

System-related

Patient-related

0/6

Patient-related

Reluctance to report pain

1/6

Patient-related

Reluctance to take pain

medication

2/6

Patient-related

High costs of medications and treatments

3/6

Patient-related

Belief that pain is unavoidable in cancer 4/6

Patient-related

Fear of distracting care givers 5/6

Patient-related

Fear of addiction,

dependence,

adverse effects of

medications6/6

Healthcare Professionals-related

0/6

Healthcare Professionals-related

Inadequate knowledge/training in pain management

1/6

Healthcare Professionals-related

Inadequate pain assessment

2/6

Healthcare Professionals-related

Concerns about regulation of controlled substances

3/6

Healthcare Professionals-related

Fear of patient addiction

4/6

Healthcare Professionals-related

Ethnic/racial/gender/age biases

5/6

Healthcare Professionals-related

Negative feelings towards patients’ pain

6/6

System-related

0/4

System-related

Low priority given to cancer pain treatment

1/4

System-related

Very restrictive regulations of controlled substances

2/4

System-related

Failure to recognize pain as a major cause of disability

3/4

System-related

Availability of treatments

4/4

Barriers to Successful Management of Cancer Pain

Healthcare Professionals-

related

Patient-related

System-related

Strategies to overcome barriers

System-related

• Individualized Treatment Plan

• Reform regulations (balanced)

• Monitoring programs

Patient-related

• Awareness, Education, Bill of Rights, patient engagement

Healthcare Professiona

ls-related

• Education, Clear guidelines, Multidisciplinary approach, quality management

Pain vs.

Suffering

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