Patient and clinician incentives and barriers for opioid use for musculoskeletal disorders a qualitative study on opioid use in musculoskeletal setting.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Strategies for pain alleviation have relied heavily on opioids in the recent decades. One consequence is a crisis of opioid misuse, overdose, and overdose related death. This study sought patient and clinician incentives and barriers to the use of opioids in musculoskeletal illness.

Methods

In this qualitative study, twenty-eight patients and eight clinicians participated in a semi-structured interview seeking incentives and barriers for opioid use and prescription in musculoskeletal illness. Interviews were conducted by a trained qualitative interviewer. The interview data were transcribed and analyzed using a thematic analysis framework.

Results

Patient incentives for opioid use included doctor's orders, opioids being the only effective way to alleviate

SUBMITTER: Dekker AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7217918 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature