Abstract:Objective: To characterize primary care physicians’ (PCPs’) perceptions of the reasons patients receive opioid medications from both VA and non-VA healthcare systems.Design: Qualitative.Setting: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).Participants: Forty-two VA PCPs who prescribed opioids to at least 15 patients and who practiced in Massachusetts, Illinois, or Pennsylvania.Methods: Thirty-minute, semistructured telephone interviews were conducted in 2016, addressing topics regarding PCPs’ experiences and perspecti… Show more
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