Visit Linearity in Primary Care Visits for Patients with Chronic Pain on Long-term Opioid Therapy.
Anne Elizabeth Clark WhiteEve Angeline Hood-MedlandRichard L KravitzStephen G HenryPublished in: Journal of general internal medicine (2021)
In primary care visits for patients with chronic pain taking opioids, more linear visits were associated with better physician and patient experience. Frequent topic shifts may be disruptive. If confirmed in future research, this finding implies that reducing shifts between topics could help decrease mutual frustration related to discussions about pain.