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Factors related to compliance with oral analgesic treatment of inpatients with chronic pain

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This study aimed to determine the relationship between the different factors of analgesic therapy and the compliance of chronic pain inpatients. We prospectively investigated 100 consecutive inpatients with noncancer chronic pain who were hospitalized to receive oral analgesic treatment in the Pain Department of West China Hospital from May 2013 to October 2013. Patients who completed the treatment plan were recorded as good compliance, whereas patients who partly completed or even refused the treatment were recorded as moderate or non-compliance, respectively. A total of 73 (73.7%), 17 (17.1%), and 9 (9.2%) patients showed good, moderate, and non-compliance, respectively. Univariate analyses showed significantly better compliance among farmers, patients educated in college or above, with family income of < 3000 CNY, and with severe or moderate pain than those employed and unemployed (P = 0.02), patients educated below college (P = 0.013), with family income of ≥ 3000 CNY (P = 0.025), and with mild pain (P < 0.001), respectively. Logistic regression analysis showed that the family income of ≥ 3000 CNY (OR: 2.50, 95%CI: 1.65–4.51, P = 0.021) and mild pain (OR: 1.27, 95%CI: 1.03–3.31, P = 0.016) were associated with moderate or non-compliance with oral analgesic treatment. In conclusion, the low compliance with oral treatment of analgesics was found in Chinese inpatients with chronic pain and compliance was negatively associated with family income and degree of pain of patients.

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  1. Department of Nursing Quality Control, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China

    Hong Zhu

  2. Department of Oncology, The Third People’s Hospital of Chengdu, Chengdu, 610041, China

    Yuzhu Zheng

  3. West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China

    Hui Gao

  4. Department of Pain Ward, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China

    Li Liu

  5. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China

    Lie Yang

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Zhu, H., Zheng, Y., Gao, H. et al. Factors related to compliance with oral analgesic treatment of inpatients with chronic pain. Front. Med. 9, 374–379 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11684-015-0411-1

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