Exploring the Lived Experience of Adults using Prescription Opioids to Manage Chronic Noncancer Pain

Exploring the Lived Experience of Adults using Prescription Opioids to Manage Chronic Noncancer Pain

BACKGROUND: Chronic noncancer pain (CNCP) and prescription opioid use is a highly complex and growing health care issue in Canada. Many quantitative research studies have investigated the effectiveness of opioids for chronic pain; however, gaps remain in the literature regarding the personal experie...

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Main Authors: Erica A Brooks, Anita Unruh, Mary E Lynch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/314184
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spelling doaj-80cfff1d2df2431885de21465895573e2020-11-24T22:37:29ZengHindawi LimitedPain Research and Management1203-67652015-01-01201152210.1155/2015/314184Exploring the Lived Experience of Adults using Prescription Opioids to Manage Chronic Noncancer PainErica A Brooks0Anita Unruh1Mary E Lynch2School of Health and Human Performance, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaSchool of Health and Human Performance, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaDepartments of Anesthesia and Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaBACKGROUND: Chronic noncancer pain (CNCP) and prescription opioid use is a highly complex and growing health care issue in Canada. Many quantitative research studies have investigated the effectiveness of opioids for chronic pain; however, gaps remain in the literature regarding the personal experience of using opioids and their impact on those experiencing CNCP.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/314184
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title_short Exploring the Lived Experience of Adults using Prescription Opioids to Manage Chronic Noncancer Pain
title_full Exploring the Lived Experience of Adults using Prescription Opioids to Manage Chronic Noncancer Pain
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