Knowledge, attitudes and practices of pain management among Taiwanese physicians in a reformed 2-year postgraduate training programme: a cross-sectional questionnaire survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Taiwan implemented a reformed 6-year medical education in 2013, with a subsequent 2-year postgraduate training programme starting in August 2019. This study investigated the perceptions of acute and chronic pain management in postgraduate physicians.

Methods

In late July 2023, a cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted of Taiwanese physicians who had almost completed their postgraduate 2-year or 1-year training and those who were starting a postgraduate programme in early August 2023. This survey evaluated their knowledge, attitude and clinical experience related to opioid-based pain management and their perceptions of the opioid crisis in the United States and Taiwan.

Results

Of the 197 postgraduate physicians, 169 (85.8%) responded to the survey

SUBMITTER: Chen JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11849015 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature