“Those Conversations in My Experience Don’t Go Well”: A Qualitative Study of Primary Care Provider Experiences Tapering Long-term Opioid Medications

OBJECTIVE: Given the risks of long-term opioid therapy, patients may benefit from tapering these medications. There is little evidence to guide providers’ approach to this process. We explored primary care providers’ experiences discussing and implementing opioid tapering with patients on long-term...

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Published in:Pain Med
Main Authors: Kennedy, Laura C, Binswanger, Ingrid A, Mueller, Shane R, Levy, Cari, Matlock, Daniel D, Calcaterra, Susan L, Koester, Stephen, Frank, Joseph W
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2018
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OPIOIDS & SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS SECTION
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6454789/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29126138
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnx276
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