Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention (아시아태평양암예방학회)
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Relationship Between Belief about Analgesics, Analgesic Adherence and Pain Experience in Taiwanese Cancer Outpatients

  • Liang, Shu-Yuan (College of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences) ;
  • Chen, Kang-Pan (Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital) ;
  • Tsay, Shiow-Luan (College of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences) ;
  • Wu, Shu-Fang (College of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences) ;
  • Chuang, Yeu-Hui (School of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University) ;
  • Wang, Tsae-Jyy (College of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences) ;
  • Tung, Heng-Hsin (College of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences) ;
  • Cheng, Su-Fen (College of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences)
  • Published : 2013.02.28
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Abstract

Social and behavioral scientists have proposed that a person's belief system crucially influences his or her behaviour, and therefore may affect outcomes of pain management. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between analgesic beliefs, analgesic adherence and pain experience amongst Taiwanese cancer outpatients. The cross-sectional study included 92 oncology outpatients in two teaching hospitals in the Taipei area of Taiwan. The research instruments included the Pain Opioid Analgesic Beliefs Scale-Cancer (POABS-CA), opioid adherence, and the Brief Pain Inventory-Chinese (BPI-Chinese). Beliefs about pain and opioids demonstrated a significant relationship with patients' opioid adherence (r = -0.30, p < 0.01). The more negative beliefs regarding opioids and pain the patient had, the worse their adherence to around the clock (ATC) analgesic regimen. However, there was no significant correlation between opioid belief and pain experience. As well, there were no significant relationships between adherence to opioid regimen and any of the measures of pain experience. The study highlights the potential importance of a patient's pain and opioid beliefs in adherence to pain medication.

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