Sickle cell-related pain: perceptions of medical practitioners.
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Shapiro, BS; Benjamin, LJ; Payne, R; Heidrich, G
Published in: J Pain Symptom Manage
September 1997
Pain is the most common problem encountered by patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). We report the results of a survey sent to hematologists and emergency department (ED) physicians regarding their perceptions and practices concerning pain and its management. Hematologists and ED physicians differed considerably in their perceptions about the natural history of the pain, and about the percentage of patients who are addicted to analgesics. Fifty-three percent of the ED physicians and 23% of the hematologists thought that more than 20% of patients are addicted. These beliefs and perceptions about SCD-related pain and the prevalence of addiction must be addressed if clinical care is to be changed substantively.
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J Pain Symptom Manage
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0885-3924
Publication Date
September 1997
Volume
14
Issue
3
Start / End Page
168 / 174
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Physicians
- Perception
- Pain Measurement
- Humans
- Hematology
- Anesthesiology
- Anemia, Sickle Cell
- 42 Health sciences
- 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
- 11 Medical and Health Sciences
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Shapiro, B. S., Benjamin, L. J., Payne, R., & Heidrich, G. (1997). Sickle cell-related pain: perceptions of medical practitioners. J Pain Symptom Manage, 14(3), 168–174. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0885-3924(97)00019-5
Shapiro, B. S., L. J. Benjamin, R. Payne, and G. Heidrich. “Sickle cell-related pain: perceptions of medical practitioners.” J Pain Symptom Manage 14, no. 3 (September 1997): 168–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0885-3924(97)00019-5.
Shapiro BS, Benjamin LJ, Payne R, Heidrich G. Sickle cell-related pain: perceptions of medical practitioners. J Pain Symptom Manage. 1997 Sep;14(3):168–74.
Shapiro, B. S., et al. “Sickle cell-related pain: perceptions of medical practitioners.” J Pain Symptom Manage, vol. 14, no. 3, Sept. 1997, pp. 168–74. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/S0885-3924(97)00019-5.
Shapiro BS, Benjamin LJ, Payne R, Heidrich G. Sickle cell-related pain: perceptions of medical practitioners. J Pain Symptom Manage. 1997 Sep;14(3):168–174.
Published In
J Pain Symptom Manage
DOI
ISSN
0885-3924
Publication Date
September 1997
Volume
14
Issue
3
Start / End Page
168 / 174
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Physicians
- Perception
- Pain Measurement
- Humans
- Hematology
- Anesthesiology
- Anemia, Sickle Cell
- 42 Health sciences
- 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
- 11 Medical and Health Sciences