Abstract Objectives: The purpose was to assess attitudes, perceptions and self-reported practices of pain management following injuries incurred as an athlete. Methods: This study was a descriptive cross-sectional survey. The Likert scale questionnaire given to student athletes asked questions regarding student’s mental health, resilience, and use of opioids to manage pain. Descriptive statistics were calculated …

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Abstract Background: Patients living in rural communities and patients with a cancer diagnosis are two populations potentially overlooked in opioid prescribing clinical decision making that may relate to the amount of overprescribed opioids in the post-surgical environment. Provider gender, surgical role, attitudes and knowledge may affect prescribing practices for these at-risk populations, but little research …

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