Smerteteam kan være god støtte for helsepersonell ved smertelindring til rusavhengige

Abstract

Background: International research shows that hospital patients with a substance dependency do not receive the pain relief they are entitled to. This may be due to a lack of knowledge about medication, use of pain mapping tools, how to approach such patients, or healthcare personnel's attitudes. There are no studies on whether Norwegian pain teams have an impact on the pain relief of patients with a substance dependency.