Measuring Medical Students' Reluctance to Prescribe Opioids for Cancer Pain

Bibliographic Data

ID13666958
AuthorsJoseph M Merrill (Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, corresponding author), Catherine Hill (0000-0003-1188-5695, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center), C Stratton Hill (Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center), Lila M Laux (Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center), Ronald I Lorimor (Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center), Jack Thornby (Baylor College of Medicine), Jack I Thornby (Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center), Deborah Thorpe (0000-0002-2307-8770, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center), Sharon M Weinstein (0000-0001-8045-0981, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center)
Year1999
Volume84
Issue1
Pages28-30
Publication date1999-02-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.1999.84.1.28
PMID10203925
OpenAlexW2154642915
LanguageEN
References cited4

Among 644 senior medical students a 14-item scale which was internally consistent indicated no change over the 6 years of testing in intent to reserve opioids for terminally ill

Cancer · Cancer pain · Palliative care · Psychiatry · Scale (ratio · Terminally ill · Clinical Psychology · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Nursing · Pain Management and Opioid Use · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Pediatric Pain Management Techniques · Psychology

Tools

Open DOISci-Hub