Understanding the behavioural determinants of opioid prescribing among family physicians: a qualitative study

L Desveaux, M Saragosa, N Kithulegoda, NM Ivers - BMC family practice, 2019 - Springer
Background Longstanding variation in the views of family physicians (FPs) on the role of
opioids seems to translate into widely varying prescribing rates. Improvement interventions …

A qualitative evidence synthesis to explore healthcare professionals' experience of prescribing opioids to adults with chronic non-malignant pain

F Toye, K Seers, S Tierney, KL Barker - BMC family practice, 2017 - Springer
Background Despite recent guidelines suggesting that patients with chronic non-malignant
pain might not benefit, there has been a significant rise in opioid prescription for chronic non …

Understanding long-term opioid prescribing for non-cancer pain in primary care: a qualitative study

C McCrorie, SJ Closs, A House, D Petty, L Ziegler… - BMC family …, 2015 - Springer
Background The place of opioids in the management of chronic, non-cancer pain is limited.
Even so their use is escalating, leading to concerns that patients are prescribed strong …

Decision support for chronic pain care: how do primary care physicians decide when to prescribe opioids? a qualitative study

CA Harle, SE Bauer, HQ Hoang, RL Cook… - BMC family …, 2015 - Springer
Background Primary care physicians struggle to treat chronic noncancer pain while limiting
opioid misuse, abuse, and diversion. The objective of this study was to understand how …

Family physician perceptions of their role in managing the opioid crisis

L Desveaux, M Saragosa… - The Annals of Family …, 2019 - Annals Family Med
PURPOSE We examined the perspectives of family physicians (FPs) on opioid prescribing
and management of chronic pain to better understand the barriers to safer prescribing in …

Patterns of prescription and concern about opioid analgesics for chronic non-malignant pain in general practice

LM McCracken, SC Velleman… - Primary Health Care …, 2008 - cambridge.org
AimThe purpose of this study was to investigate the circumstances of opioid prescription
among general practitioners (GPs) in the UK. BackgroundPrescription of opioids for chronic …

General practitioners' attitudes towards opioids for non-cancer pain: a qualitative systematic review

R Punwasi, L De Kleijn, JBM Rijkels-Otters, M Veen… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Worldwide the use of opioids, both doctor-prescribed and illicit, has increased. In
most countries, opioids are first prescribed by general practitioners (GPs). Identifying factors …

The pattern of opioid management by Australian general practice trainees

S Holliday, S Morgan, A Tapley, A Dunlop… - Pain …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Objective With escalating opioid prescribing come individual and public health harms. To
inform quality improvement measures, understanding of opioid prescribing is essential. We …

Self‐reported practices in opioid management of chronic noncancer pain: a survey of Canadian family physicians

MJM Allen, MM Asbridge… - Pain Research and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: In May 2010, a new Canadian guideline on prescribing opioids for chronic
noncancer pain (CNCP) was released. To assess changes in family physicians'(FPs) …

Prescribed opioids in primary care: cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of influence of patient and practice characteristics

R Foy, B Leaman, C McCrorie, D Petty, A House… - BMJ open, 2016 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To examine trends in opioid prescribing in primary care, identify patient and
general practice characteristics associated with long-term and stronger opioid prescribing …