The hospitalist perspective on opioid prescribing: A qualitative analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pain is a frequent symptom among patients in the hospital. Pain management is a key quality indicator for hospitals, and hospitalists are encouraged to frequently assess and treat pain. Optimal opioid prescribing, described as safe, patient-centered, and informed opioid prescribing, may be at odds with the priorities of current hospital care, which focuses on patient-reported pain control rather than the potential long-term consequences of opioid use.

Objective

We aimed to understand physicians' attitudes, beliefs, and practices toward opioid prescribing during hospitalization and discharge.

Design

In-depth, semistructured interviews.

Setting

Two university hospitals, a safety-net hospital, a Veterans Affairs hospital, and a private hospital located

SUBMITTER: Calcaterra SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4970927 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature