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Pallavi Prathivadi1, Tim Luckett2, Chris Barton3
1MBBS, BMedSc (Hons), MMed (Pain Mgt), DCH, FRACGP, General Practitioner, Monash University, Vic.
Background And Objectives:
Several Australian systems-level initiatives have been implemented to reduce opioid overprescribing. The aim of this study was to explore general practitioner (GP) attitudes towards these interventions.
Method:
This secondary qualitative analysis used pooled interview data (collected in 2018 and 2019), recoded using thematic analysis and the Capability-Opportunity-Motivation model of behaviour change (COM-B model). Participants were professionally registered GPs or general practice registrars from Victoria and New South Wales.
Results:
Fifty-seven GPs and general practice registrars were included. Participants expressed positive attitudes towards real-time prescription monitoring and codeine up-scheduling. High-prescriber 'nudge' letters sent by the government were perceived to be overly paternalistic and as potentially threatening to the prescribing of adequate analgesia. Guidelines and education were considered useful in principle, but were not commonly used.
Discussion:
Systems-level interventions aimed at reducing opioid overprescribing by GPs may be more successful if they partner with GPs and consider prescriber motivation a prerequisite to capacity to change. It may be beneficial for new interventions to target motivation beyond single mechanisms.
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