[La...] Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 The full title of this American study is "Attributes, Attitudes, and Practices of Clinicians Concerned with Opioid Prescribing". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30403814 Results: Compared with less concerned clinicians, clinicians highly concerned with opioid misuse, addiction, and physiological dependence were more confident prescribing opioids (risk ratio [RR] = 1.34, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.08-1.67) but were more reluctant to do so (RR = 1.13, 95% CI = 1.03-1.25). They were more likely to report screening patients for substance use disorder (RR = 1.18, 95% CI = 1.01-1.37) and to discontinue prescribing opioids to a patient due to aberrant opioid use behaviors (RR = 1.30, 95% CI = 1.13-1.50). They were also less likely to prescribe benzodiazepines and opioids concurrently (RR = 0.40, 95% CI = 0.25-0.65). Highly concerned clinicians were more likely to work in clinics which engage in "best practices" for opioid prescribing requiring urine drug screening (RR = 4.65, 95% CI = 2.51-8.61), prescription monitoring program review (RR = 2.90, 95% CI = 1.84-4.56), controlled substance agreements (RR = 4.88, 95% CI = 2.64-9.03), and other practices. Controlling for clinician concern, prescribing practices were also associated with clinician confidence, reluctance, and satisfaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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