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- Title
"I Don't Mind Doing What It Takes to be Safe." Patient Perspectives of Urine Drug Testing for Pain.
- Authors
Wyse, Jessica; Simmons, Akeesha; Ramachandran, Banu; Dobscha, Steven K.; Morasco, Benjamin J.
- Abstract
Keywords: urine drug testing; long-term opioid therapy; chronic pain; primary care EN urine drug testing long-term opioid therapy chronic pain primary care 243 244 2 02/05/21 20210101 NES 210101 INTRODUCTION Urine drug testing (UDT) is a standard recommendation for those prescribed long-term opioid therapy (LTOT) for pain,[1] but remains underutilized.[2] Clinician fears regarding negative patient perceptions have been identified as a barrier to conducting UDT;[3] however, little is known about patient perspectives of UDT. For some, guidelines in the opioid treatment agreement primed their expectations for UDT; others couched their beliefs within the context of the opioid crisis, "... they're absolutely necessary. Urine drug testing, long-term opioid therapy, chronic pain, primary care.
- Subjects
URINALYSIS; DRUG use testing; MEDICAL personnel; PAIN; MEDICAL care
- Publication
JGIM: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2021, Vol 36, Issue 1, p243
- ISSN
0884-8734
- Publication type
Letter
- DOI
10.1007/s11606-020-05688-3