“My life is under control with these medications”: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of managing chronic pain with opioids

Abstract Background The use of opioids to relieve chronic pain has increased during the last decades, but experiences of chronic opioid therapy (COT) (> 90 days) point at risks and loss of beneficial effects. Still, some patients report benefits from opioid medication, such as being able to stay...

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Main Authors: Hanna Ljungvall, Annica Rhodin, Sofia Wagner, Hedvig Zetterberg, Pernilla Åsenlöf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-3055-5