A Research Agenda for Enhancing Appropriate Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care
Becker WC, Fraenkel L, Kerns RD, Fiellin DA. A Research Agenda for Enhancing Appropriate Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2013, 28: 1364-1367. PMID: 23568187, PMCID: PMC3785661, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-013-2422-4.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsConceptsOpioid prescribingLong-term opioid therapyMulti-modal treatment planAppropriate opioid prescribingOpioid analgesic therapyPatient-reported safetyEvidence-based algorithmOpioid therapyOptimize therapyAnalgesic therapyChronic painPotent medicationsInadequate efficacyPrimary careQuality improvement workPatient sufferingMild toxicityTreatment planScant dataTherapyPrescribingEfficacyPatientsOutcomesToxicityInstruments to assess patient‐reported safety, efficacy, or misuse of current opioid therapy for chronic pain: A systematic review
Becker WC, Fraenkel L, Edelman J, Holt SR, Glover J, Kerns RD, Fiellin DA. Instruments to assess patient‐reported safety, efficacy, or misuse of current opioid therapy for chronic pain: A systematic review. Pain 2013, 154: 905-916. PMID: 23601625, PMCID: PMC3683236, DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2013.02.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-reported safetyOpioid therapyChronic painInclusion criteriaSystematic reviewOngoing opioid therapyPsychometric testsLack of testingEligible studiesClinical practiceInitial searchStatistical significanceDiagnostic accuracy testingPainEfficacyTherapyEfficacy itemsContent expertsSafetyLimited assessmentReviewLiterature reviewGeneralizability limitationsFurther researchIndividual items