Shared Decision-Making and Discontinuation of Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain
SDM was associated with less frequent short-term discontinuation of opioid therapy and more frequent long-term opioid prescribing that was not associated with better outcomes. Thus, SDM is necessary but insufficient to improve opioid prescribing for patients with chronic pain.
Authors
- John C. Licciardone
- Subhash Aryal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8300-1484)
- Michaela N. Digilio
Institutions
- University of North Texas (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of North Texas Health Science Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2024.240290r1
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88