2021
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalgesics, OpioidCancer PainHumansNeoplasmsOpioid-Related DisordersPain ManagementRisk AssessmentConceptsLong-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
2019
Signature Informed Consent for Long-Term Opioid Therapy in Patients With Cancer: Perspectives of Patients and Providers
Giannitrapani KF, Fereydooni S, Azarfar A, Silveira MJ, Glassman PA, Midboe AM, Bohnert ABS, Zenoni MA, Kerns RD, Pearlman RA, Asch SM, Becker W, Lorenz KA. Signature Informed Consent for Long-Term Opioid Therapy in Patients With Cancer: Perspectives of Patients and Providers. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2019, 59: 49-57. PMID: 31476361, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.08.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term opioid therapyCancer-related painOpioid therapyVeterans Health Administration medical centersInformed consentAppropriate literacy levelPerspectives of patientsPatient-provider relationshipCancer-related concernsOpioid useOpioid prescribersPatient interviewsPatient educationMedical CenterPatientsPainProvider perspectivesTherapyCancerConsentLiteracy levelsProvidersPotential disadvantagesEmergent themesOpioids