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The influence of opioid-taking self-efficacy and social support on pain management satisfaction in outpatients with cancer pain

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to explore the correlations between patients’ opioid-taking self-efficacy, social support, and their pain management satisfaction, and to evaluate the effect of social support and opioid-taking self-efficacy in explaining the variance in pain management satisfaction.

Methods

We used a cross-sectional and correlational research design and recruited 123 cancer patients via convenience sampling. We used the following instruments: the Opioid-Taking Self-Efficacy Scale, the Inventory of Socially Supportive Behavior, and the Chinese version of the Pain Treatment Satisfaction Scale.

Results

There were significant and negative correlations between opioid-taking self-efficacy and pain management satisfaction (r =  − .43, p < .001) and between social support and pain management satisfaction (r =  − .47, p < .001). Using a hierarchical regression analysis, social support and opioid-taking self-efficacy explained 17.20% and 5.20%, respectively, of the variance in pain management satisfaction.

Conclusions

The results of this study confirm the importance of social support and opioid-taking self-efficacy in influencing pain management satisfaction. We recommend that professional care providers develop relevant intervention aimed at improving patients’ pain management satisfaction.

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Data Availability

All relevant data are within the paper and its Supporting Information file. Data are fully available as SPSS file from the research group at National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, contact: shuyuan@ntunhs.edu.tw, for researchers who consent to adhering to the ethical regulations for confidential data.

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The data for this project are confidential, researchers interested in access to the data may contact Shu-Yuan Liang at shuyuan@ntunhs.edu.tw.

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  1. Nursing Department, Cardinal Tien Hospital, 362, Zhongzheng Rd., Xindian Dist, New Taipei City, 23148, Taiwan

    Chiung-Yao Yu

  2. Changhua Nursing Home, Ministry of Health and Welfare, No. 1 Hugang Rd., Changhua City, Changhua Country, 500040, Taiwan

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  3. Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Sec. 2, Shipai Road., Beitou, Taipei, 112, Taiwan

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  4. College of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, 365 Ming Te Road, Beitou, Taipei, 112, Taiwan

    Tsae-Jyy Wang, Shu-Yuan Liang, Shu-Fang Wu & Yu-Ying Lu

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Conceptualization and design: Chiung-Yao Yu, Jia-Hua Wang, Shu-Yuan Liang; Acquisition of data: Chiung-Yao Yu, Jia-Hua Wang, Ling-Wei Wang; Analysis and interpretation of data: Jia-Hua Wang, Ling-Wei Wang, Shu-Yuan Liang; Drafting the article or revising: Tsae-Jyy Wang, Shu-Fang Wu, Yu-Ying Lu, Shu-Yuan Liang Resources and Supervision: Ling-Wei Wang.

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Yu, CY., Wang, JH., Wang, LW. et al. The influence of opioid-taking self-efficacy and social support on pain management satisfaction in outpatients with cancer pain. Support Care Cancer 30, 805–812 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-021-06330-6

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