Persistence of Social Norms Feedback on Postsurgery Opioid Prescribing Behavior

Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial

Kyle Zanocco, Zachary Wagner, Louis T. Mariano, Allison Kirkegaard, Xiaowei Sherry Yan, Craig Fox, Noah J. Goldstein, Chad M. Brummett, Katherine E. Watkins

ResearchPosted on rand.org Feb 7, 2025Published in: JAMA Health Forum, Volume 6, No. 1, e245279 (January 2025). DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.5279

Prescribing excess opioids to surgical patients increases the risk of chronic opioid use and diversion of unused opioids. In a recent cluster randomized clinical trial (RCT), social norms–based feedback to surgeons prescribing postoperative opioids above guideline-recommended quantities showed significantly reduced guideline-discordant prescribing behavior during the intervention period. This study describes the persistence of effects 1 year after stopping the interventions.

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  • Copyright: Kyle A. Zanocco, Zachary Wagner, Louis T. Mariano, Allison Kirkegaard, Xiaowei Yan, Craig R. Fox, Noah J. Goldstein, Chad M. Brummett, Katherine E. Watkins ; Open Access
  • Publisher: JAMA Network
  • Availability: Non-RAND
  • Year: 2025
  • Pages: 4
  • Document Number: EP-70849

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