Knowledge and practice of the management of breakthrough cancer pain among general practitioners providing palliative care in Shanghai, China: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study examined knowledge and practice of breakthrough cancer pain (BTcP) management among general practitioners (GPs) providing palliative care in Shanghai.

Design

Cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire.

Setting and participants

A total of 393 GPs providing palliative care in 32 community health service centres in Shanghai were recruited by stratified cluster random sampling between 1 May and 30 June 2022.

Outcome measures

Knowledge and practice concerning BTcP management.

Results

A total of 375 questionnaires were collected and declared valid. The median knowledge score was 11 out of 21 points. Only 36.3% (n=136) of the participating GPs scored 11 points or more, which was categorised as good knowledge. Only 24.8% (

SUBMITTER: Yu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10546098 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature