“It Encourages Them to Complain”: A Qualitative Study of the Unintended Consequences of Assessing Patient-Reported Pain.

• Routine pain screening helps identify patients who might otherwise be overlooked.• It may also increase “false positives” and prompt treatment where not a priority.• It may hinder patients from implementing alternative and coping strategies.• Targeting screening to certain populations may be more effective and appropriate.

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