Engagement in Prescription Opioid Tapering Research: the EMPOWER Study and a Coproduction Model of Success.

ABSTRACT: Patients with chronic pain experience stigma within the healthcare system. This stigma is compounded for those taking long-term prescription opioids. Often, public messaging and organizational policies have telegraphed that opioid treatment is a problem to be solved by focusing only on medication reduction efforts. Lack of data has contributed to misperceptions and poor opioid policies. In part, data collection remains poor because patients feel fractured from systems of care and are often not interested in engaging with opioid reduction mandates and research. Similarly, clinicians may fail to engage with opioid stewardship and research due to complexities that exceed their training or capacities. The EMPOWER study applies a coproduction model that engages researchers, patients, clinicians

SUBMITTER: Mardian A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8993995 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature