TY - JOUR
T1 - Physicians' interest in different strategies for supporting pain management and opioid prescribing
T2 - A cross-sectional study
AU - Ory, Marcia G.
AU - Lee, Shinduk
AU - Dahlke, Deborah Vollmer
AU - Pardo, Nicole
AU - Zhong, Lixian
AU - McCord, Carly E.
AU - Alonzo, Joy P.
AU - Smith, Matthew Lee
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank the physicians who participated in this study. The authors received no funding for this work and declare there is no conflict of interest.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Journal of Opioid Management, All Rights Reserved.
PY - 2022/11
Y1 - 2022/11
N2 - Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore physicians' attitudes toward different strategies for supporting pain management and opioid prescribing and to identify factors related to their attitudes toward the support strategies. Design/setting/participants/measures: This preliminary cross-sectional study collected and analyzed online survey responses from physicians in Texas and Minnesota (N = 69) between December 2017 and February 2018. Primary outcomes were physicians' interest in online continuing medical education (CME), mHealth patient monitoring system, and short, non-CME YouTube informational briefs about pain management and opioid prescribing. Multiple logistic regression models were used to examine the associations between physicians' characteristics, attitudes, training, experience, practice setting, and their interest in three different support strategies. Results: About 51-58 percent of physicians indicated moderate-to-extreme interest in online CME (54 percent), mHealth monitoring (58 percent), and short, non-CME YouTube informational briefs (51 percent). Physicians, who practiced in a medium or large practice setting, were less likely to be interested in online CME or short, non-CME YouTube informational briefs. Physicians who prescribed a small number of Schedule II opioids were more likely to be interested in short, non-CME YouTube informational briefs and mHealth monitoring. Conclusions: Findings suggest that physicians may have different preferences in strategies for supporting their pain management and opioid prescribing practices. Future studies are needed to better understand the mechanisms underlying physicians' interest in different support strategies.
AB - Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore physicians' attitudes toward different strategies for supporting pain management and opioid prescribing and to identify factors related to their attitudes toward the support strategies. Design/setting/participants/measures: This preliminary cross-sectional study collected and analyzed online survey responses from physicians in Texas and Minnesota (N = 69) between December 2017 and February 2018. Primary outcomes were physicians' interest in online continuing medical education (CME), mHealth patient monitoring system, and short, non-CME YouTube informational briefs about pain management and opioid prescribing. Multiple logistic regression models were used to examine the associations between physicians' characteristics, attitudes, training, experience, practice setting, and their interest in three different support strategies. Results: About 51-58 percent of physicians indicated moderate-to-extreme interest in online CME (54 percent), mHealth monitoring (58 percent), and short, non-CME YouTube informational briefs (51 percent). Physicians, who practiced in a medium or large practice setting, were less likely to be interested in online CME or short, non-CME YouTube informational briefs. Physicians who prescribed a small number of Schedule II opioids were more likely to be interested in short, non-CME YouTube informational briefs and mHealth monitoring. Conclusions: Findings suggest that physicians may have different preferences in strategies for supporting their pain management and opioid prescribing practices. Future studies are needed to better understand the mechanisms underlying physicians' interest in different support strategies.
KW - implementation
KW - intervention
KW - opioid prescribing
KW - pain management
KW - physician attitudes
KW - support strategies
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U2 - 10.5055/JOM.2022.0746
DO - 10.5055/JOM.2022.0746
M3 - Article
C2 - 36523202
AN - SCOPUS:85144190128
VL - 18
SP - 511
EP - 521
JO - Journal of Opioid Management
JF - Journal of Opioid Management
SN - 1551-7489
IS - 6
ER -