Experiences of Urban African Americans with Cancer Pain.
Angelika Maly, Navdeep Singh, April Hazard Vallerand
PMID 29422124WHAT IT FOUND
Eighteen African American patients with cancer pain described unbearable pain, difficulty getting care and opioid prescriptions, and needing advocacy.
In interviews about a nurse-delivered pain program, they also described taking medication more effectively and doing daily tasks more easily.
Key findings
01Patients described cancer pain so severe that some said life was not worth living.
02Patients described difficulty accessing health care and obtaining opioid prescriptions.
03Patients described taking medications more effectively and doing daily tasks more easily.
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What it does not show
This is a preliminary qualitative report from 18 interviews, not the full study. Participants were African Americans with pain related to cancer diagnosis or treatment, so results may not apply to other groups or to pain without cancer treatment. Findings are self-reported experiences and cannot show that the three-component intervention caused changes. No quantitative trial outcomes are reported in this article.
Declared interests
The supplied text does not include a conflicts-of-interest declaration. The article is listed as supported by NIH extramural research.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that the nurse-delivered three-component intervention was proven to reduce pain or improve function. This article reports preliminary qualitative interviews with 18 patients and describes what they said, not tested efficacy outcomes.