Understanding general practitioners’ prescribing choices to patients with chronic low back pain: a discrete choice experiment
Melanie Hamilton,
Chung-Wei Christine Lin,
Sheena Arora
et al.
Abstract:Background
Although NSAIDs are recommended as a first line analgesic treatment, opioids are very commonly prescribed to patients with low back pain (LBP) despite risks of harms.
Aim
This study aimed to determine factors contributing to general practitioners’ (GPs’) prescribing choices to patients with chronic LBP in a primary care setting.
Method
This discrete choice experiment (DCE) presented 210 GPs with hypotheti… Show more
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