Opioid Use and Prescription Opioid Use Disorder: Biopsychosocial Characterisation of a Clinical Chronic Pain Cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to examine: (a) characteristics associated with long-term opioid use and (b) characteristics associated with problematic opioid use, here defined as prescription opioid use disorder (P-OUD), in patients referred to specialised pain care.

Methods

This cross-sectional study utilised baseline data from a clinical chronic pain cohort. Eligible participants included adults > 18 years old, not undergoing cancer treatment, had pain > 3 months, and had been referred to a specialised pain care centre in Sweden. Bivariate logistic regression and multivariable logistic regression with forward selection were used to examine the associations between biopsychosocial variables and either long-term opioid use or P-OUD.

Results

Of the 339 patients included,

SUBMITTER: Wagner S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12275012 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature