Psychosocial distress in patients treated for cancer pain: A prospective observational study

Journal of Opioid Management

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 211-222

  O'Mahony, Sean ^a,b   Goulet, Joseph Lucien ^c,d   Payne, Richard ^e  

^a MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Pain Research Informatics Medical Comorbidities and Education (PRIME) Center   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer pain; Opioid medications; Psychosocial wellbeing

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; DEATH; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; RATING SCALE; RELIGION; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; NEOPLASMS; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77954577861     PISSN: 15517489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5055/jom.2010.0019     Document Type: Article

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