Abstract
Objective: To identify and examine the available studies regarding adult perceptions and experiences of postoperative opioid pain management.
Introduction: The opioid crisis has been acknowledged as a significant clinical and social problem in many countries. Opioids are often initiated after surgery and may be continued on hospital discharge. There is no consensus on the optimal strategy for integrating patients’ views in postoperative opioid prescribing. The aim of this review is to explore the literature on adults’
experiences with postoperative opioid pain management.
Inclusion criteria: This review will consider all qualitative studies and mixed-method studies with qualitative approach that explored adults’ opinions or concerns on opioids and/or opioid reduction, and adults’ satisfaction with pain control in this context. Participants in the studies should be adults who had undertaken any type of surgery and have/had opioid prescriptions for
pain management.
Methods: This scoping review will be carried out in accordance with the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology and will utilize the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta Analyses extension for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR) reporting guideline and checklist. Searches will be conducted in Ovid MEDLINE, PsycInfo, EMBASE, CINAHL (EBSCO). Studies published in the English language will be included with no time limit. The studies screening and selection will be carried out independently by three reviewers. Then data
extraction process will be conducted by the main reviewer and the reviewer’s supervisors independently. A descriptive qualitative content analysis will be utilized for data synthesis. The final report will contain a methodological quality assessment, with the findings being presented, including the knowledge gaps and recommendations for research.
Introduction: The opioid crisis has been acknowledged as a significant clinical and social problem in many countries. Opioids are often initiated after surgery and may be continued on hospital discharge. There is no consensus on the optimal strategy for integrating patients’ views in postoperative opioid prescribing. The aim of this review is to explore the literature on adults’
experiences with postoperative opioid pain management.
Inclusion criteria: This review will consider all qualitative studies and mixed-method studies with qualitative approach that explored adults’ opinions or concerns on opioids and/or opioid reduction, and adults’ satisfaction with pain control in this context. Participants in the studies should be adults who had undertaken any type of surgery and have/had opioid prescriptions for
pain management.
Methods: This scoping review will be carried out in accordance with the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology and will utilize the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta Analyses extension for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR) reporting guideline and checklist. Searches will be conducted in Ovid MEDLINE, PsycInfo, EMBASE, CINAHL (EBSCO). Studies published in the English language will be included with no time limit. The studies screening and selection will be carried out independently by three reviewers. Then data
extraction process will be conducted by the main reviewer and the reviewer’s supervisors independently. A descriptive qualitative content analysis will be utilized for data synthesis. The final report will contain a methodological quality assessment, with the findings being presented, including the knowledge gaps and recommendations for research.
Original language | English |
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Article number | e0024 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | European Journal of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 25 May 2023 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2023 |
Bibliographical note
FundingThe main reviewer (DA) is funded by Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia and the Saudi Arabian Cultural Bureau in London, UK. This review will be part of DA’s PhD study at the University of Aberdeen.
Keywords
- Adults’ perceptions
- adults’ experiences
- postoperative opioid
- pain management
- patients