How Patients and Providers Weigh the Risks and Benefits of Long-Term Opioid Therapy for Cancer Pain
Giannitrapani KF, Fereydooni S, Silveira MJ, Azarfar A, Glassman PA, Midboe A, Zenoni M, Becker WC, Lorenz KA. How Patients and Providers Weigh the Risks and Benefits of Long-Term Opioid Therapy for Cancer Pain. JCO Oncology Practice 2021, 17: e1038-e1047. PMID: 33534632, DOI: 10.1200/op.20.00679.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term opioid therapyOpioid therapyCancer painPain managementPatient decision‐making factorsAdequate pain managementOpioid usePatient characteristicsOpioid analgesicsVeteran patientsPatient goalsPrimary carePatient concernsInterdisciplinary providersPatientsPainThematic qualitative methodsProvider experienceTranscribed interview dataPractice settingsSubstance abuseCancer treatmentProvider decisionsOpioidsTherapy