Challenges in opioid therapy implementation: national survey of palliative care consultation services
Despite a 46% response rate, limiting generalizability, the frequent reporting of collaboration challenges between palliative care consultation services and attending ward teams regarding opioid-based symptom control highlights a relevant problem. Targeted training could improve implementation and symptom management.
Authors
- Susanne Gahr
- Evelyn Mueller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1338-6558)
- Carmen Roch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5891-5842)
- Christopher Boehlke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6985-0201)
- Annette Schnell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1327-2991)
- Eva Katharina Schildmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9756-9954)
Institutions
- University of Augsburg (DE)
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (DE)
- University Hospital of Basel (CH)
- University Hospital Regensburg (DE)
- Universitätsklinikum Erlangen (DE)
- London Cancer (GB)
- Hospital Base (CL)
- Comprehensive Cancer Center Mainfranken (DE)
- Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen (DE)
- Bethesda Spital (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Palliative Care
- Published
- 2025-10-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-025-01921-0
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00