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Implementation Of Evidence-Based Chronic Non-Malignant Pain Management Protocol For Primary Care, Jenny E. Kipp
Implementation Of Evidence-Based Chronic Non-Malignant Pain Management Protocol For Primary Care, Jenny E. Kipp
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Chronic pain is the most prevalent health condition in the United States and is the most common reason people seek healthcare (Chang, Daubresse, Kruszewski & Alexander, 2014). In 2012, health care providers wrote 259 million prescriptions for opioid pain medications despite little change in self-reported pain prevalence (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2016; Chang et al., 2014). Initiatives to prevent the under treatment of pain have resulted in overreliance on opioids to treat pain. As a consequence of opioid centric prescribing, an opioid epidemic has evolved with devastating consequences such as dependence, addiction and overdose deaths related to …
Evaluation Of Processes And Procedures For Care Of The Opioid Recipient Patient In The Primary Care Setting, Anne Sproat
Evaluation Of Processes And Procedures For Care Of The Opioid Recipient Patient In The Primary Care Setting, Anne Sproat
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Introduction: Chronic non-cancer pain is far reaching, affecting over 100 million Americans (Zgierska et al., 2018). Opioids are commonly prescribed for chronic pain, with approximately 20% of patients presenting to primary care offices with symptoms of pain or pain-related diagnoses (Dowell, Haegerich, & Chou, 2016). As a result, opioid prescribing rates are increasing at a faster rate for primary care practice compared with other specialties (Dowell et al., 2016). Within the United States population, it is estimated that three percent to four percent of the adult population are prescribed long-term opioids for the treatment of chronic non-cancer pain (Dowell et …