Encouraging long-term opioid users to be more active and independent in their own healthcare has ancillary health benefits, according to study results.
“In a randomized trial, a patient activation intervention based in primary care led to less depression, better overall and physical health, more use of meditation and exercise for pain management, and greater use of an online patient portal among patients with long-term opioid use,” study researcher Monique B. Does, MPH, with the