Barriers and Facilitators of Pain Self-Management Among Patients with Cancer: An Integrative Review.

Background: Defining the main barriers and facilitators of cancer pain self-management are essential to improve patients' overall quality of life.

Aim: The main purpose of this review was to identify the main barriers and facilitators for cancer pain self-management.

Method: An integrative review guided by the five-stages framework that was identified by Souza et al.

Philosophical Assumptions Used in Research on Barriers for Effective Cancer Pain Management: A Scoping Review.

Cancer pain is one of the most common symptoms in cancer patients and often has a negative impact on patients' functional status and quality of life. Despite the available guidelines for effective pain management, factors such as barriers to cancer pain management still exist. The lens or philosophical assumptions used to guide cancer pain management research is a crucial but often overlooked component of high-quality research.