Access to psychological treatment for chronic cancer-related pain in Sweden

Björkstrand Frida Köhler; Duarte Joana; McCracken Lance M.; Perrin Sean

doi:10.1515/sjpain-2023-0074

Scandinavian Journal of Pain (Mar 2024)

Access to psychological treatment for chronic cancer-related pain in Sweden

Björkstrand Frida Köhler,
Duarte Joana,
McCracken Lance M.,
Perrin Sean

Affiliations

Björkstrand Frida Köhler: Department of Psychology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Duarte Joana: Department of Psychology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
McCracken Lance M.: Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Perrin Sean: Department of Psychology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjpain-2023-0074
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 24, no. 1
pp. 239 – 51

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Cancer-related pain (CRP) is among the most frequent collateral effects of cancer, with chronic CRP, lasting at least 3 months, affecting >40% of cancer survivors. Evidence-based treatments, including pain-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), are available, but it appears that cancer patients/survivors are often poorly informed about CRP or the potential benefits of CBT for such pain. This study examined current experience of Swedish cancer patients/survivors in relation to CRP.

Published in Scandinavian Journal of Pain

ISSN: 1877-8860 (Print); 1877-8879 (Online)
Publisher: De Gruyter
Country of publisher: Germany
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions; Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/sjpain/html

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