Beliefs and attitudes about opioid prescribing and chronic pain management: survey of primary care providers.

Objective: There is growing concern of medication misuse and noncompliance among patients with chronic pain prescribed opioids for pain. The aim of this survey was to obtain information from primary care providers (PCPs) about their perception of prescribing opioids for patients with chronic pain.

Methods: PCPs were invited to complete a packet of questionnaires about attitudes and concerns about opioids for chronic pain.

Validation of a brief Opioid Compliance Checklist for patients with chronic pain.

Unlabelled: There has been a need for a brief assessment tool to determine compliance with use of prescribed opioids for pain. The purpose of this study was to develop and begin the validation of a brief and simple compliance checklist (Opioid Compliance Checklist [OCC]) for chronic pain patients prescribed long-term opioid therapy. A review of the literature of opioid therapy agreements led to a 12-item OCC that was repeatedly administered to 157 patients who were taking opioids for chronic pain and followed for 6 months.