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Pain Management At End Of Life When There Is A Co-Occurrence Of Substance Use Disorder: A Qualitative Metasynthesis, Kristina Olfson
Pain Management At End Of Life When There Is A Co-Occurrence Of Substance Use Disorder: A Qualitative Metasynthesis, Kristina Olfson
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Pain management, end of life (EOL) care, and substance use disorder (SUD) are individually identified as National healthcare challenges and priorities. Despite 50 years of advances in the understanding of pain management, pain is still inconsistently assessed and undertreated in all populations, including those with life limiting illness. When a patient with a life limiting illness and history of SUD is encountered, pain management becomes further complicated. Effective pain management for all patients, regardless of coexisting complications, is an ethical obligation of health care providers. Given the lack of research into EOL pain management of patients with SUD, it is …