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Opioids for Back Pain Patients: Primary Care Prescribing Patterns and Use of Services

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Deyo, R. A., Smith, D. H. M., Johnson, E. S., Donovan, M., Tillotson, C. J., Yang, X., Petrik, A. F., Dobscha, S. K.·2011·The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Opioid prescribing for noncancer pain has increased dramatically. We examined whether the prevalence of unhealthy lifestyles, psychologic distress, health care utilization, and co-prescribing of sedative-hypnotics increased with increasing duration of prescription opioid use. METHODS: We analyzed electronic data for 6 months before and after an index visit for back pain in a managed care plan. Use of opioids was characterized as "none," "acute" (≤90 days), "episodic," or "long term." Associations with lifestyle factors, psychologic distress, and utilization were adjusted for demographics and comorbidity. RESULTS: There were 26,014 eligible patients. Of these, 61% received a course of opioids, and 19% were long-term users. Psychologic distress, unhealthy lifestyles, and utilization were associated incrementally with duration of opioid prescription, not just with chronic use. Among long-term opioid users, 59% received only short-acting drugs; 39% received both long- and short-acting drugs; and 44% received a sedative-hypnotic. Of those with any opioid use, 36% had an emergency visit. CONCLUSIONS: Prescription of opioids was common among patients with back pain. The prevalence of psychologic distress, unhealthy lifestyles, and health care utilization increased incrementally with duration of use. Coprescribing sedative-hypnotics was common. These data may help in predicting long-term opioid use and improving the safety of opioid prescribing.

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Authors
Deyo, R. A., Smith, D. H. M., Johnson, E. S., Donovan, M., Tillotson, C. J., Yang, X., Petrik, A. F., & Dobscha, S. K.
Venue
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Published
2011-11-01
Volume
24
Issue
6
Pages
717-727
ISSN
  • 1557-2625 (ISSN-L)
  • 1558-7118
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W2141580828
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182
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11.76
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journal article
Language
en
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Deyo, R. A., Smith, D. H. M., Johnson, E. S., Donovan, M., Tillotson, C. J., Yang, X., Petrik, A. F., & Dobscha, S. K. (2011). Opioids for Back Pain Patients: Primary Care Prescribing Patterns and Use of Services. The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2011.06.100232

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