Physician perspective on the implementation of risk mitigation strategies when prescribing opioid medications: a qualitative analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To understand the physician perspective on the barriers and facilitators of implementing nine different opioid risk mitigation strategies (RMS) when prescribing opioid medications.

Methods

We created and dispersed a cross-sectional online survey through the Qualtrics© data collection platform among a nationwide sample of physicians licensed to practice medicine in the United States who have prescribed an opioid medication within the past year. The responses were analyzed using a deductive thematic analysis approach based on the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) to ensure a holistic approach to identifying the barriers and facilitators for each RMS assessed. In concordance with this method, the themes and codes for the thematic analysis were

SUBMITTER: Tata V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10617230 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature