Painful to Discuss: The Intersection of Chronic Pain, Mental Health, and Analgesic Use among People with HIV.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This retrospective chart review study aims to identify patients in an HIV clinical setting in an area of high HIV prevalence in Atlanta, Georgia, USA who have chronic pain, analgesic prescriptions, and/or mental health diagnoses.

Design

People living with HIV (PLWH) are at higher risk for experiencing trauma, mental health conditions, and chronic pain than their HIV-negative counterparts. This study was designed to evaluate the intersection of these factors within an urban HIV clinic.

Methods

Retrospective chart review study.

Results

Of the adult patients enrolled at an HIV clinic in Atlanta, Georgia USA between 2011-2022 (n=15,970), 93.7% were prescribed analgesics, 40.5% had documented pain diagnoses, and 23.5% had documented mental health diagnoses

SUBMITTER: Pullen SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10703349 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature