Adherence to Analgesics for Cancer Pain: A Comparative Study of African Americans and Whites Using an Electronic Monitoring Device

Journal of Pain

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 825-835

  Meghani, Salimah H ^a,b,c   Thompson, Aleda M L ^a   Chittams, Jesse ^a   Bruner, Deborah W ^d   Riegel, Barbara ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adherence; African Americans; analgesics; Cancer pain; electronic monitoring

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CODEINE; IBUPROFEN; METHADONE; MORPHINE; NAPROXEN; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BRIEF PAIN INVENTORY; CANCER PAIN; CAUCASIAN; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ELECTRONIC MONITORING; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MEDICATION EVENT MONITORING SYSTEM; METASTASIS; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLID TUMOR; SUSTAINED DRUG RELEASE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; UROGENITAL TRACT CANCER; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; COMPLICATION; ELECTRONICS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PAIN; PSYCHOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANALGESICS; ELECTRONICS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84940796156     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2015.05.009     Document Type: Article

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