Time of Day is Associated with Opioid Prescribing for Low Back Pain in Primary Care

J Gen Intern Med. 2018 Nov;33(11):1828-1830. doi: 10.1007/s11606-018-4521-8.

Authors

Lindsey M Philpot¹, Bushra A Khokhar¹, Daniel L Roellinger¹, Priya Ramar¹, Jon O Ebbert^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Mayo Clinic Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA.
² Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Mayo Clinic Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA. [email protected].
³ Primary Care Internal Medicine , Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA. [email protected].

No abstract available

Keywords: ambulatory care; back pain; pain; physician behavior.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use*
Clinical Decision-Making
Drug Prescriptions / standards*
Fatigue / diagnosis
Fatigue / psychology*
Female
Humans
Low Back Pain / diagnosis
Low Back Pain / drug therapy*
Low Back Pain / psychology*
Male
Middle Aged
Pain Measurement / standards
Pain Measurement / trends
Primary Health Care / standards*
Primary Health Care / trends

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid