Open AccessPatient-centered prescription opioid tapering in community outpatients with chronic pain: 2- to 3-year follow-up in a subset of patients
Author(s) -
Maisa S. Ziadni,
Abby L. Chen,
Parthasarathy Krishnamurthy,
Pamela Flood,
Richard L. Stieg,
Beth D. Darnall
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pain reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113
H-Index - 15
ISSN - 2471-2531
DOI - 10.1097/pr9.0000000000000851
Subject(s) - tapering , medicine , opioid , medical prescription , chronic pain , repeated measures design , anesthesia , physical therapy , statistics , receptor , pharmacology , computer graphics (images) , mathematics , computer science
Study findings reveal continued opioid reduction and enduring pain stability for a substantial fraction of patients, 2 to 3 years after a patient-centered voluntary opioid tapering program.