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Pain and Chemical Dependency News
This study's objective was to determine the attitudes/beliefs and knowledge
of family physicians in West Virginia regarding evaluation and treatment of
patients with pain. A 20-item instrument was mailed to 537 members of the West
Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of Family Physicians in October 2002.
A total of 186 surveys (34.6%) were returned. The typical respondent was a male
aged 30-54, graduating in 1983 or later and in practice for 15.5 years. The
majority of respondents were in private or group practice. Chronic nonmalignant
pain and assessing pain in the elderly are problematic for many physician providers.
Perceived regulatory scrutiny does impact physician prescribing of opioids for
patients in pain. Knowledge gaps were in fentanyl administration, the use of
propoxyphene in the elderly, the management of opioid-induced constipation,
and other areas. The majority of respondents felt that formal medical training
had not prepared them to effectively manage pain. Ponte CD, Johnson-Tribino
J. Fam Med. 2005 Jul;37(7):477-80.
Read more: PMID 15988631
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15988631&query_hl=5
Credit: PubMed, developed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information
(NCBI) at the
National Library of Medicine (NLM).
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