Table 2 Percentage of correct responses to items on knowledge of cancer pain management (CPM) among physicians (n = 109)
Itema | Number (%), N = 109 |
|---|---|
“You should differentiable certain cause of pain which needs specific treatment (i.e. cord compression)” (T) | 105 (96.3) |
“The IV route for opioid administration has the fastest onset of action” (T) | 86 (78.9) |
“Prescribing a few different types of NSAIDs will increase the analgesic efficacy and decreased adverse effect” (F) | 74 (67.9) |
“You should not trust patient’s subjective reports of pain” (F) | 67 (61.5) |
“For painful bone metastasis, radiotherapy can alleviate the pain or help to reduce the amount of analgesics” (T) | 59 (54.1) |
“Refractory cancer pain rarely occurs with an incidence that does not exceed 5%” (F) | 51 (46.8) |
“Celiac plexus block is effective for treating cancer pain at upper abdomen” (T) | 47 (43.1) |
“The effect of immediate release oral opioid can be assessed at 1 h after administration” (T) | 45 (41.3) |
“Pethidine can be prescribed for chronic cancer pain safely” (F) | 35 (32.1) |
“Tolerance for opioid-induced sedation develops within a few days” (T) | 35 (32.1) |
“Opioid-induced respiratory suppression is common” (F) | 33 (30.3) |
“Opioid analgesics do not have a ceiling effect” (T) | 15 (13.8) |
“Opioid rescue dose equals 25% of the basal daily requirement of opioid” (F) | 13 (11.9) |
“Opioid analgesics have a high risk of addiction” (F) | 11 (10.1) |