Personalizing Cancer Pain Therapy: Insights from the Rational Use of Analgesics (RUA) Group.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

A previous Delphi survey from the Rational Use of Analgesics (RUA) project involving Italian palliative care specialists revealed some discrepancies between current guidelines and clinical practice with a lack of consensus on items regarding the use of strong opioids in treating cancer pain. Those results represented the basis for a new Delphi study addressing a better approach to pain treatment in patients with cancer.

Methods

The study consisted of a two-round multidisciplinary Delphi study. Specialists rated their agreement with a set of 17 statements using a 5-point Likert scale (0 = totally disagree and 4 = totally agree). Consensus on a statement was achieved if the median consensus score (MCS) (expressed as value at which at least 50% of participants agre

SUBMITTER: Varrassi G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8119556 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature