Patient-related barriers to cancer pain management – a prospective cross sectional study in a tertiary hospital.

• Main Authors: Choy, YC, Wan Nuruddin Shah WJ,, Wong, YM, Boey, CY, Noor Zuhaily, MN, Kumutha, T, Juliana, J
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Department of Surgery, UKM Medical Centre 2013
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6666/1/03-MS1082_%287-12%29.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6666/; http://jsurgacad.com/

Effective management of cancer pain is often hampered by patients’ lack of knowledge regarding cancer pain management and other barriers related to ethnicity and religious beliefs. This cross sectional study was performed to determine the patient-related barriers to effective cancer pain management....