Supporting self-management of pain by patients with advanced cancer: views of palliative care professionals.

Publisher: Springer International Country of Publication: Germany NLM ID: 9302957 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1433-7339 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 09414355 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Support Care Cancer Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: Berlin : Springer International, c1993-

Neoplasms/*drug therapy ; Pain/*drug therapy ; Palliative Care/*methods ; Self Care/*methods; Female ; Focus Groups ; Humans ; Male ; Qualitative Research

Purpose: The aim of the study is to ascertain the views of specialist palliative care professionals on patient self-management of cancer pain in order to inform the development of a new educational intervention to support self-management.
Methods: This is a qualitative research study using focus group interviews.
Results: Participants viewed self-management of cancer pain as desirable and achievable but also as something that could be problematic. Challenges to self-management were perceived in patient attitudes and behaviours, professionals' own beliefs and actions and the wider social system. Practitioners showed awareness of potential tension between their espoused views (the desirability that patients manage pain autonomously) and their tacit views (the undesirability of patients managing pain in ways which conflict with professionals' knowledge and identity).
Conclusions: Practitioners espoused patient-centred professional practice which inclined them towards supporting self-management. They showed awareness of factors which might inhibit them from effectively incorporating education and support for self-management into routine practice.

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RP-PG-0610-10114 United Kingdom DH_ Department of Health

Keywords: Cancer; Education; Focus group interview; Pain; Self-care; Self-management; Specialist palliative care

Date Created: 20160826 Date Completed: 20170816 Latest Revision: 20220129

20221213

10.1007/s00520-016-3372-2

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