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ArticleSubstance abuse

Patients' Perceptions of Physical Therapists Addressing Opioid Misuse.

John Magel, Paul Hartman, Julie M Fritz, Nicholas N Koch, Hannah Dostal, Nicholas Vollmer, Natalie L Ferguson, Jennifer Tapken, Kim Cohee, Gerald Cochran and 1 more

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Article in Substance abuse. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

John MagelDepartment of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Paul HartmanDepartment of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Julie M FritzDepartment of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Nicholas N KochUniversity of Utah Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Hannah DostalUniversity of Utah Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Nicholas VollmerIntermountain Health, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Natalie L FergusonUniversity of Utah Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Jennifer TapkenDirect Performance Physical Therapy, Virginia Beach, VA, USA.
Kim CoheeUniversity of Utah Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Gerald CochranProgram for Addiction Research, Clinical Care, Knowledge and Advocacy (PARCKA) and Greater Intermountain Node (GIN) of the NIDA Clinical Trials Network, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Adam J GordonProgram for Addiction Research, Clinical Care, Knowledge and Advocacy (PARCKA) and Greater Intermountain Node (GIN) of the NIDA Clinical Trials Network, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
University of Utah · USIntermountain Healthcare · USAmerican Physical Therapy Association · USVA Salt Lake City Healthcare System · US

Funding

Greater Intermountain Node (CTN-0151)UG1DA049444 · NIDA · UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI Gerald T. Cochran, Gerald T. Cochran · 2019 to 2026
$16.8M
Vascular Health and Risk Factors in Children with Down SyndromeKL2TR002539 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI MURTAUGH, MAUREEN A, NYGAARD, INGRID E · 2018 to 2022
$4.3M
NCATS NIH HHS KL2 TR002539NIDA NIH HHS UG1 DA049444
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionIn the US, rising numbers of patients who misuse illicit or prescribed opioids provides opportunities for physical therapists (PTs) to be engaged in their care. Prior to this engagement, it is necessary to understand the perceptions of patients who access physical therapy services about their PTs playing such a role. This project examined patients' perceptions of PTs addressing opioid misuse.

methodsWe surveyed patients, newly encountering outpatient physical therapy services in a large University-based healthcare setting, via anonymous, web-based survey. Within the survey, questions were rated on a Likert scale (1 = completely disagree to 7 = completely agree) and we evaluated responses of patients who were prescribed opioids versus those who were not.

resultsAmong 839 respondents, the highest mean score was 6.2 (SD = 1.5) for "It is OK for physical therapists to refer their patients with prescription opioid misuse to a specialist to address the opioid misuse." The lowest mean score was 5.6 (SD = 1.9) for "It is OK for physical therapists to ask their patient why they are misusing prescription opioids." Compared to those with no prescription opioid exposure while attending physical therapy, patients with prescription opioid exposure had lower agreement that it was OK for the physical therapist to refer their patients with opioid misuse to a specialist (β = -.33, 95% CI = -0.63 to -0.03).

conclusionsPatients attending outpatient physical therapy seem to support PTs addressing opioid misuse and there are differences in support based on whether the patients had exposure to opioids.

Indexed as

MedicineOpioid-Related DisordersPhysical TherapistsAnalgesics, OpioidHumansOutpatientsAnalgesics, Opioidopioid crisisopioid misuseopioidsphysical therapistphysical therapy

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PMID37226908
PMCPMC12908975
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