Overview of Barriers to Effective Cancer Pain Management
A systematic review conducted to investigate the barriers to pain management associated with cancer patients reported that patients' inability to communicate is one of the most important barriers to effective pain management. Also, several studies reported similar findings among different patient groups and in different clinical settings. The use of nonpharmacological strategies to complement pharmacological approaches may improve the treatment of cancer pain by promoting patient autonomy and increasing treatment effectiveness. This study aimed to investigate the required behavioral adjustments and situational barriers encountered by cancer patients when using non-regulatory factors, knowledge deficits and the use of religious and cultural strategies to cope with pain were important barriers to effective pain management in cancer. Although effective treatment for cancer pain is highly recommended, participants' cultural beliefs highly valued pain tolerance and discouraged effective treatment. Pain is a common cause of pain and suffering that affects millions of people around the world. Sina, a famous Muslim scholar known in the West as Avicenna, was one of the first scholars to provide an excellent description of pain, its types, and its treatments. postulated that the true cause of pain is a change in the person's physical condition. 1 Introduction. Many people are affected by cancer, and its prevalence increases as the population ages. Pain is a common symptom in cancer diagnosis and its prevalence increases during and after cancer treatment 1, 2. In a recent systematic review, including studies on the overall prevalence of cancer pain, the main barriers to effective pain management concerns about the use of pain. Objective of the evaluation: The incidence of cancer is increasing worldwide and therefore more patients will suffer from cancer. Cancer pain is one of the most common symptoms in cancer patients and often negatively affects patients' functional status and quality of life. Despite available guidelines for effective pain management, factors such as barriers to cancer pain management still exist. The lens or philosophical assumptions used as a guide. This systematic review aims to identify barriers to access to opioids as described in the literature reflecting the perspective of healthcare professionals. A systematic literature search was conducted and updated using search terms related to “cancer pain,” “opioid analgesics,” “access,” and “health care workforce.” The WHO Guiding Principles for the Management of Cancer Pain state that the goal of optimal pain management is to reduce pain to a level that allows an acceptable quality of life. 1. Alternative interventions exist to improve the effectiveness of cancer pain relief, but pharmacological therapy remains the mainstay of cancer pain treatment 1.