Abstract

Pharmacogenetic testing has the potential to improve pain management through addressing wide interindividual variations in responses to pharmacogenetically actionable opioids, ultimately decreasing costly adverse drug effects and improving responses to these medications. A recent review of pharmacogenomics in the nursing literature highlighted the need for nurses to more fully embrace the burgeoning field of pharmacogenomics in nursing research, clinical practice, and education. Despite the promise of pharmacogenetic testing, significant challenges exist for evaluating outcomes related to its implementation, including oversimplification of medication exposure, the complexity of patients' clinical profiles, and the characteristics of healthcare contexts in which medications are prescribed. A better understanding of these challenges could enhance the assessment and documentation of the benefits of pharmacogenetic testing in guiding opioid therapies. This dissertation is intended to address the challenges of evaluating outcomes of pharmacogenetic testing implementation and the need for nurses to lead pharmacogenomic-related research. The dissertation purpose was to advance the sciences of nursing, pain management, and pharmacogenomics through the development of a typology of common patterns of medication exposure to known pharmacogenetically actionable opioids (codeine & tramadol).

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 10133761; ProQuest document ID: 1810727750. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Mitchell R. Knisely, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, PMGT-BC

Sigma Membership

Beta Epsilon

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Other

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Clinical Implementation, Pain Management, Pharmacogenomics

Advisor

Janet S. Carpenter

Second Advisor

Claire B. Draucker

Third Advisor

Marion E. Broome

Fourth Advisor

Ann M. Holmes

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Indiana University

Degree Year

2016

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2021-11-19

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