Predicting Opioid Prescribing: Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior to Chronic Non-Cancer Pain Management

This research article, 'Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior in Predicting Physicians' Intention to Prescribe Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain,' explores the factors influencing physicians' decisions to prescribe opioids for chronic pain unrelated to cancer. Published in the Journal of Pain Research, the study utilizes the Theory of Planned Behavior to understand and predict these prescribing patterns. The authors, Chen, L., Chen, Y., Wang, Y., & Wang, Y., provide valuable insights into the decision-making process surrounding opioid prescriptions, a topic of critical importance in the context of the ongoing opioid epidemic. Access the full article using the following citation: Chen, L., Chen, Y., Wang, Y., & Wang, Y. (2019). Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior in Predicting Physicians' Intention to Prescribe Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain. Journal of Pain Research, 12, 2593-2602. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S209059