Research Article
Opioid Prescribing Practices and Training Needs of Québec Family Physicians for Chronic Noncancer Pain
Table 6
Participants’ priorities of training needs (
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| | Top priority % | One of the six priorities % |
| Topics | | | Indications and uses of various opioids | 17.7 | 43.1 | Indications and uses of alternative medications to opioids | 14.1 | 45.2 | Evaluating and managing the risks of abuse, misuse, dependence, tolerance, and diversion | 13.7 | 46.4 | Evaluating and managing side effects | 2.5 | 16.8 | Patient evaluation and differential diagnoses of chronic pain syndromes | 31.7 | 60.5 | Monitoring patient pain (patient reevaluation, treatment plan adjustment, etc.) | 8.7 | 40.9 | Indications and uses of nonpharmacological approaches (psychotherapy, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, etc.) | 5.0 | 24.3 | Indications and methods for referring patients to a multidisciplinary pain clinic | 6.2 | 23.4 | Other | 0.4 | — | Special populations | | | Infants and toddlers | 0.2 | 1.6 | Preschoolers | 0.46 | 1.0 | School-age children | 0.1 | 3.3 | Adolescents | 0.6 | 10.61 | Pregnant women | 2.0 | 9.5 | CNCP patients with mental health disorders | 30.3 | 9.5 | Patients with a history of drug abuse | 25.9 | 91.4 | Seniors | 40.5 | 90.1 |
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Weighted proportions; 12 missing.
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