General practitioners' decision-making process to prescribe pain medicines for low back pain: a qualitative study.

Giovanni E Ferreira Joshua Robert ZadroCaitlin JonesJulie Ayre Chung-Wei Christine LinBethan RichardsChristopher NeedsChristina Abdel ShaheedAndrew McLachlanRichard Osborne DayChristopher Maher

Published in: BMJ open (2023)

We identified several aspects of decision-making that help explain the current profile of pain medicines prescribed for LBP by GPs. Themes identified by our study could inform future implementation strategies to improve the quality use of medicines for LBP.

Keyphrases

decision making
chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
healthcare
quality improvement
primary care
current status
spinal cord injury