Barriers and enablers to monitoring and deprescribing opioid analgesics for chronic non-cancer pain: protocol for a qualitative evidence synthesis using the Theoretical Domains Framework.

ABSTRACT: Introduction:The over-prescription and overuse of opioid analgesics for chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP) is a growing issue. Synthesis of evidence about the barriers and enablers to reducing long-term opioid prescribing and use will enable the development of tailored interventions to address both problems.

Objective:To synthesise the barriers and enablers to monitoring the ongoing appropriateness of opioid treatment and deprescribing opioids for CNCP from the clinician, patient and general public point of view, and to map the findings to the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF).

Methods and analysis:We will perform a qualitative evidence synthesis using the TDF. We will include qualitative research that has explored clinician, patient and the general public'

SUBMITTER: Cross AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6858188 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature