Yasemin Kuzeyli Yıldırım1, Meltem Uyar2

1Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Ege Universcity School of Nursing, Izmir, Turkey
2Department of Algology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey

Keywords: Cancer pain, Pain management, Barriers

Abstract

Pain is one of the most feared consequences of cancer experienced by patients. Despite numerious education programs, intervention strategies and multidiciplinary pain societies that approximately 60% of patients with cancer are experiencing pain. Cancer-related pain may affect patient’s life in every way, and therefore it has a great influence on the overall quality of life. Barriers to adequate pain management exist, including those related to health-care professionals, the health-care system, and the patients. The most reasons for the barriers to pain management include knowledge deficits, misconceptions about opioids and their side effects, inadequate assessment, and organizational issues.
The purpose of this articles, provides information to regarding barriers to effective cancer pain management.