Journal article
Has Province-Wide Symptom Screening Changed Opioid Prescribing Rates in Older Patients With Cancer?
Abstract
PURPOSE: Previous work in Ontario demonstrated that 33% of patients with cancer with severe pain did not receive opioids at the time of their pain assessment. With efforts to increase symptom screening and management since then, the objective of this study was to examine temporal trends in opioid prescribing.
METHODS: The cohort was comprised of Ontario residents ≥ 65 years of age with a cancer history who were eligible for the government …
Authors
Barbera L; Sutradhar R; Chu A; Seow H; Earle CC; O'Brien MA; Dudgeon D; DeAngelis C; Atzema C; Husain A
Journal
JCO Oncology Practice, Vol. 13, No. 11,
Publisher
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
Publication Date
11 2017
DOI
10.1200/jop.2017.025494
ISSN
2688-1527