'Do they care?': a qualitative examination of patient perspectives on primary care clinician communication related to opioids in the USA.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This substudy's objectives were to (1) examine the transferability of a four archetype framework (simplified pattern of prototypical features) for patients at high risk for opioid use disorder (OUD) developed from a previous study with a similar population; (2) explore how patient preferences for terminology can inform clinician communication strategies for patients with OUD across archetypes and (3) explore how patient perceptions of opioid risks can inform clinician communication strategies across patient archetypes.

Design

This qualitative study collected data via semistructured phone interviews with patients about views on opioid-related discussions with primary care clinicians. Qualitative data were coded using the Rigorous and Accelerated Data Reduction tech

SUBMITTER: Olson AW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11749487 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature