Open AccessKnowledge, attitude, and barriers regarding prescribing long-term opioids among Taiwan physicians treating officially registered patients with chronic noncancer pain
Author(s) -
Yung-Chi Hsu,
ShirKuan Lin,
Chun-Sung Sung,
LuoPing Ger,
HorngHuei Liou,
TzuChen Lin,
ShungTai Ho
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of the chinese medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1728-7731
pISSN - 1726-4901
DOI - 10.1097/jcma.0000000000000468
Subject(s) - medicine , chronic pain , term (time) , family medicine , alternative medicine , intensive care medicine , physical therapy , physics , pathology , quantum mechanics
Prescribing opioids for patients with chronic noncancer pain (CNCP) remains controversial. This study surveyed Taiwanese physicians who were clinically treating CNCP outpatients with long-term opioids.