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17315408

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-2-23
pubmed:abstractText
This study aimed to investigate factors associated with analgesic use of morphine in end-of-life care. French general practitioners (GPs) and oncologists (N = 719) were asked whether they would prescribe morphine as first-line therapy to patients with terminal lung cancer suffering from dyspnea associated with cough and great anxiety. Overall, 54 percent of oncologists and 40 percent of GPs stated that they would prescribe morphine in the presented case. This prescriptive attitude correlated with physicians' age, professional background, communication skills, and attitude toward terminally ill patients. The findings of this study indicate that improving analgesic use of opioids in end-of-life care is not only a matter of enhancing technical skills acquired through training or experience but also a matter of improving communication and empathy between physicians and patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1551-7489
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
25-30
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Morphine prescription to terminally ill patients with lung cancer and dyspnea: French physicians' attitudes.
pubmed:affiliation
Regional Centre for Disease Control of South-Eastern France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't