Higher Prescription Opioid Dose is Associated With Worse Patient-Reported Pain Outcomes and More Health Care Utilization

Overview

Journal J Pain

Specialties Neurology
Psychiatry

Date 2016 Dec 21

PMID 27993558

Citations 41

Authors

Benjamin J Morasco

Bobbi Jo Yarborough

Ning X Smith

Steven K Dobscha

Richard A Deyo

Nancy A Perrin

Carla A Green

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Abstract

Perspective: This study included 517 patients who were prescribed long-term opioid therapy and compared differences on pain- and mental health-related variables on the basis of prescription opioid dose. Findings reveal small- to medium-sized differences on pain-related variables, alcohol and substance use, and health care utilization on the basis of the dose of opioid prescribed.

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