Development and design of a mobile application for prescription opioid clinical decision-making: a feasibility study in New York City, USA.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Excessive opioid prescribing is a contributing factor to the opioid epidemic in the USA. We aimed to develop, implement and evaluate the usability of a clinical decision-making mobile application (app) for opioid prescription after surgery.

Methods

We developed two clinical decision trees, one for opioid prescription after adult laparoscopic cholecystectomy and one for posterior spinal fusion surgery in adolescents. We developed a mobile app incorporating the two algorithms with embedded clinical decision-making, which was tested by opioid prescribers. A survey collected prescription intention prior to app use and participants' evaluation. Participants included opioid prescribers for patients undergoing (1) laparoscopic cholecystectomy in adults or (2) posterior s

SUBMITTER: Marziali ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9980329 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature