A qualitative study to explore psychological distress and illness burden associated with opioid-induced constipation in cancer patients with advanced disease

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 447-456

  Dhingra, Lara ^a,b   Shuk, Elyse ^c   Grossman, Bella ^d   Strada, Alessandra ^e   Wald, Emily ^f   Portenoy, Allison ^g   Knotkova, Helena ^a,b   Portenoy, Russell ^a,b  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF INTEGRAL STUDIES   (United States)

^f Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^g Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Burden of illness; cancer; educational needs; opioid analgesics; opioid induced constipation; psychological stress; qualitative research

Indexed keywords

BISACODYL; DOCUSATE SODIUM; ENEMA; FENTANYL; HYDROMORPHONE; LACTULOSE; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; METHADONE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; OXYCODONE PLUS PARACETAMOL; SENNOSIDE;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ANTICIPATORY ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; COGNITION; CONSTIPATION; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CONSTIPATION; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84877730001     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216312450358     Document Type: Article

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