All-Cause Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed: The Outsized Role of Adults With Arthritis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Limited estimates of prescribed opioid use among adults with arthritis exist. All-cause (i.e., for any condition) prescribed opioid dispensed (referred to as opioid prescription in the remainder of this abstract) in the past 12 months among U.S. adults aged ≥18 years (n=35,427) were studied, focusing on adults with arthritis (n=12,875).

Methods

In 2018-2019, estimates were generated using Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data: (1) 2015 prevalence of 1 or more opioid prescriptions to U.S. adults overall and by arthritis status and (2) in 2014-2015, among adults with arthritis, multivariable-adjusted associations between 1 or more opioid prescriptions and sociodemographic characteristics, health status, and healthcare utilization characteristics.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Murphy LB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11920957 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature