Open AccessPrefectural Adequacy of Opioid Availability for Cancer Pain and Its Determinants in Japan: A Preliminary Study
Author(s) -
Kenji Azuma,
Hiroaki Abe,
Jun Hozumi,
Ryo Inoue,
Mitsuru Konishi,
Rika Tsuchida,
Masae Ando,
Kosuke Saita,
Masahiko Sumitani
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jma journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2433-3298
pISSN - 2433-328X
DOI - 10.31662/jmaj.2020-0037
Subject(s) - medicine , oxycodone , opioid , palliative care , cancer pain , public health , cancer , environmental health , nursing , receptor
Opioid analgesics are the mainstay of cancer pain management. The annual opioid consumption globally indicates adequate opioid availability and the quality of palliative care. We investigated the current situation regarding the adequacy of opioid availability in individual prefectures in Japan and explored the determinants of adequacy.