Pilot Study of the Importance of Factors Affecting Emergency Department Opioid Analgesic Prescribing Decisions.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Little is known about the factors driving decision-making among emergency department (ED) providers when prescribing opioid analgesics (OA). The aim of this pilot study was to identify the importance of factors influencing OA-prescribing decisions and to determine how this varied among different types of providers.

Methods

This was an observational cross-sectional survey study of 203 ED providers. The importance of decisional factors was rated on a 5-point Likert scale. Differences between provider groups were tested using Chi-squared or ANOVA tests where applicable.

Results

Overall, 142/203 (69.9 %) potential respondents participated in the study. The five highest-rated factors were (mean ± SD) patient's opioid prescription history (4.4 ± 0.8), patient's

SUBMITTER: Pomerleau AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4996790 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature