Resisting Prescribed Opioids: A Qualitative Study of Decision Making in Patients Taking Opioids for Chronic Noncancer Pain | Zendy

Charlotte Paterson | Zendy; Kay Ledgerwood | Zendy; Carolyn Arnold | Zendy; Malcolm Hogg | Zendy; Charlie Changli Xue | Zendy; Zhen Zheng | Zendy

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Resisting Prescribed Opioids: A Qualitative Study of Decision Making in Patients Taking Opioids for Chronic Noncancer Pain

Author(s) -

Charlotte Paterson,

Kay Ledgerwood,

Carolyn Arnold,

Malcolm Hogg,

Charlie Changli Xue,

Zhen Zheng

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

pain medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.893

H-Index - 97

eISSN - 1526-4637

pISSN - 1526-2375

DOI - 10.1111/pme.12921

Subject(s) - medicine , chronic pain , thematic analysis , qualitative research , medline , alternative medicine , resistance (ecology) , physical therapy , intensive care medicine , family medicine , ecology , social science , sociology , biology , pathology , political science , law

Opioids are increasingly prescribed for chronic noncancer pain across the developed world. Clinical guidelines for management of these patients focus on over-use. However, research into other types of long-term medication indicates that many patients minimize drug use whenever possible.

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