Development of the opioid self-management scale for advanced Cancer patients with pain and examination of its validity and reliability.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Approximately 60% of outpatients with advanced cancer experience pain; therefore, self-management of opioid use is important for appropriate pain relief. To date, no studies have clearly described the concept of opioid self-management or assessed the factors involved, including the improvement of self-management abilities. This study developed, and evaluated the validity and reliability of an opioid self-management scale for advanced cancer patients with pain (OSSA). Opioid self-management in advanced cancer patients with pain was defined as the management of opioid medication performed by patients with advanced cancer to relieve cancer pain on their own.

Methods

Three phases were required for validation and reliability of the OSSA: 1) testing content validity, 2)

SUBMITTER: Yoshida S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9169256 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature