Perceptions of Community-Dwelling Patients and Their Physicians on OxyContin® Discontinuation and the Impact on Chronic Pain Management

Table 1

General patient characteristics.

Patient	Age	Gender	Source of pain	OxyContin use	Care provider
A1	49	Female	Diabetic neuropathy	≈7 years	General practitioner
A2	51	Female	Chronic rotator cuff tears	≈8 years	General practitioner
A3	68	Female	Spinal stenosis	≈11 years	General practitioner
A4	52	Female	Occupational injury causing chronic back and leg pain	≈10 years	Pain specialist
B1	53	Female	Complex regional pain syndrome (lower back pain)	≈6 years	Pain specialist
B2	60	Female	Failed back syndrome	≈2 years	Pain specialist
B3	58	Female	Abdominal wall pain	≈7 years	Pain specialist
B4	52	Female	Fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, restless leg syndrome	≈10 years	Pain specialist
B5	51	Male	Chronic rotator cuff tendinitis	≈5 years	Pain specialist
B6	46	Female	Severe painful sensory neuropathy	≈2 years	Pain specialist
C1	77	Female	Chronic low back pain	≈8 years	General practitioner
C2	78	Female	Osteoarthritis	≈4 years	General practitioner
C3	63	Female	Car accident causing chronic pain	≈8 years	General practitioner