TY - JOUR
T1 - A Population-Based Survey on Perceptions of Opioid Treatment and Palliative Care Units
T2 - OPTIM Study
AU - Igarashi, Ayumi
AU - Miyashita, Mitsunori
AU - Morita, Tatsuya
AU - Akizuki, Nobuya
AU - Akiyama, Miki
AU - Shirahige, Yutaka
AU - Eguchi, Kenji
PY - 2014/3
Y1 - 2014/3
N2 - This study aimed to clarify the general public's perceptions of opioids and palliative care units (PCUs) and explore factors related to such perceptions. A cross-sectional, anonymous questionnaire was administered to 8000 people. Although a majority agreed with positive perceptions of opioids and PCUs, some also agreed with negative perceptions, such as opioids are addictive and shorten life (28% and 27%, respectively). Multiregression analyses revealed that respondents with a better knowledge of PCUs had higher positive perceptions than those without such knowledge (P <.001). The higher positive perceptions were associated with a higher sense of security regarding regional cancer care (P < .001). Providing the general public with adequate knowledge about palliative care may improve perceptions of palliative care and the sense of security.
AB - This study aimed to clarify the general public's perceptions of opioids and palliative care units (PCUs) and explore factors related to such perceptions. A cross-sectional, anonymous questionnaire was administered to 8000 people. Although a majority agreed with positive perceptions of opioids and PCUs, some also agreed with negative perceptions, such as opioids are addictive and shorten life (28% and 27%, respectively). Multiregression analyses revealed that respondents with a better knowledge of PCUs had higher positive perceptions than those without such knowledge (P <.001). The higher positive perceptions were associated with a higher sense of security regarding regional cancer care (P < .001). Providing the general public with adequate knowledge about palliative care may improve perceptions of palliative care and the sense of security.
KW - end-of-life care
KW - general public
KW - opioid treatments
KW - palliative care unit
KW - perceptions
KW - sense of security
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U2 - 10.1177/1049909113481260
DO - 10.1177/1049909113481260
M3 - Article
C2 - 23503565
AN - SCOPUS:84893924863
SN - 1049-9091
VL - 31
SP - 155
EP - 160
JO - American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
JF - American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
IS - 2
ER -
