Communicating about opioids for chronic pain: A qualitative study of patient attributions and the influence of the patient-physician relationship

European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom)

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 835-843

  Matthias, M S ^a,b,c   Krebs, E E ^d,e   Bergman, A A ^a   Coffing, J M ^a   Bair, M J ^a,b,f  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Minneapolis VA Healthcare System   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCODONE; IBUPROFEN; NAPROXEN; OPIATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFLICT; CONVERSATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OBSERVATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THEORY; TRUST; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHRONIC PAIN; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84900030413     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1532-2149.2013.00426.x     Document Type: Article

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