Opioid Prescribing Practices and Training Needs of Québec Family Physicians for Chronic Noncancer Pain

Table 5

Rates of compliance to the CMQ guidelines ().

	Always	Frequently	Sometimes	Never	Not applicable
	%	%	%	%	%
Prescribe a urine test for drug testing to patients at risk	1.0	3.9	21.6	62.0	11.5
Assess risk of dependence using a screening tool	5.11	14.6	35.7	44.5	—
Sign a contract with patients at risk	7.4	12.7	25.2	42.4	12.4
Perform a psychosocial assessment	23.6	35.8	32.2	8.5	—
Use a scale to assess the intensity of pain	28.9	37.7	26.9	6.5	—
Use a tracking sheet	52.4	17.3	15.0	15.3	—
Assess patient’s overall level of function	35.3	43.4	16.6	4.7	—
Inform patients & their close contacts of the risks	46.3	36.7	13.2	3.8	—
Develop a treatment plan with follow-ups	48.9	35.8	12.8	2.5	—
Progressively reduce the dosage when the patient improves	45.4	40.2	11.9	2.4	—
Discuss additional or alternative treatments	51.6	36.6	10.7	1.2	—
Do a complete anamnesis	70.5	23.3	5.9	0.2	—

Weighted proportions.