Open AccessOpioid Policy and Chronic Pain Treatment Access Experiences: A Multi-Stakeholder Qualitative Analysis and Conceptual Model
Author(s) -
Stephanie Slat,
Avani Yaganti,
Jennifer Thomas,
Danielle Helminski,
Michele Heisler,
Amy S. B. Bohnert,
Pooja Lagisetty
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pain research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 1178-7090
DOI - 10.2147/jpr.s282228
Subject(s) - medicine , chronic pain , prior authorization , thematic analysis , reimbursement , stakeholder , medical prescription , qualitative research , receipt , pharmacy , nursing , phone , family medicine , health care , psychiatry , public relations , social science , linguistics , philosophy , sociology , world wide web , political science , computer science , economics , economic growth
Patients on long-term opioid therapy (LTOT) for pain have difficulty accessing primary care clinicians who are willing to prescribe opioids or provide multimodal pain treatment. Recent treatment guidelines and statewide policies aimed at reducing inappropriate prescribing may exacerbate these access issues, but further research is needed on this issue. This study aimed to understand barriers to primary care access and multimodal treatment for chronic pain from the perspective of multiple stakeholders.