From: Opioid prescribing in general practice: an Australian cross-sectional survey
Referral | N (referrals at opioid encounters) | Percentage of ‘opioid encounter’ referrals | N (referrals for ‘opioid problem’) | Percentage of ‘opioid problem’ referrals |
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Most frequent referrals (> = 1% of referrals) for opioid problem | ||||
Physiotherapy | 596 | 18.1 | 531 | 26.8 |
Orthopaedic surgeon | 376 | 11.4 | 315 | 15.9 |
Pain specialist/clinic | 137 | 4.2 | 134 | 6.8 |
Neurosurgeon | 122 | 3.7 | 112 | 5.7 |
Surgeon | 136 | 4.1 | 72 | 3.6 |
Podiatrist/chiropodist | 106 | 3.2 | 30 | 1.5 |
Psychologist | 99 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.8 |
Dentist | 98 | 3.0 | 80 | 4.0 |
Referral (not specified) | 85 | 2.6 | 51 | 2.6 |
Rheumatologist | 79 | 2.4 | 65 | 3.3 |
Clinic/centre | 59 | 1.8 | 25 | 1.3 |
Psychiatrist/Psychiatry clinic | 51 | 1.6 | 7 | 0.4 |
Hospital—referral | 49 | 1.5 | 30 | 1.5 |
Neurologist | 48 | 1.5 | 27 | 1.4 |
Hospital—admission | 42 | 1.3 | 37 | 1.9 |
Emergency Department | 45 | 1.4 | 29 | 1.5 |
Oncologist | 34 | 1.0 | 22 | 1.1 |
Palliative care | 27 | 0.8 | 25 | 1.3 |
Chiropractor | 24 | 0.7 | 22 | 1.1 |
Referral—specialist | 22 | 0.7 | 19 | 1.0 |
Least frequent referrals (each < 1% of referrals) for opioid problem | ||||
Referral – Drug & Alcohol | 12 | 0.4 | 8 | 0.4 |
Mental Health—nurse/worker/team | 14 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.1 |
Least frequent referrals—alla | 354 | 17.9 | 693 | 21.0 |