Opioid Pain Medication Prescription for Chronic Pain in Primary Care Centers: The Roles of Pain Acceptance, Pain Intensity, Depressive Symptoms, Pain Catastrophizing, Sex, and Age

<i>Background</i>: Psychological factors of patients may influence physicians’ decisions on prescribing opioid analgesics. However, few studies have sought to identify these factors. The present study had a double objective: (1) To identify the individual factors that differentiate patie...

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Main Authors: Carmen Ramírez-Maestre, Ángela Reyes-Pérez, Rosa Esteve, Alicia E. López-Martínez, Sonia Bernardes, Mark P. Jensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
sex
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/17/6428