Beliefs and attitudes about opioid prescribing and chronic pain management: Survey of primary care providers

Journal of Opioid Management

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 375-382

  Jamison, Robert N ^a   Sheehan, Kerry Anne ^a   Scanlan, Elizabeth ^a   Matthews, Michele ^a,b   Ross, Edgar L ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Medication misuse; Opioids; Pain management; Primary care

Indexed keywords

OPIATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANXIETY; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; CAUCASIAN; CHRONIC PAIN; COGNITION; CONCERNS ABOUT ANALGESIC PRESCRIPTION QUESTIONNAIRE; DEPRESSION; DRUG MISUSE; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNIST; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OPIATE ADDICTION; OPIOID THERAPY PROVIDER SURVEY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; REVIEW; SLEEP; STRESS; TEST OF OPIOID KNOWLEDGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WELLBEING; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; WORK ENVIRONMENT; AGE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PERCEPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BOSTON; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84924419360     PISSN: 15517489     EISSN: 23750146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5055/jom.2014.0234     Document Type: Review

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