Effects of Pain, Insomnia, and Depression on Psychoactive Medication Supply in Older Adults With Osteoarthritis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Determinants of prescribing psychoactive medications for symptom management in older adults remain underexamined despite known risks and cautions concerning these medications.

Objective

To examine independent and combined effects of pain, concurrent insomnia and depression symptoms on psychoactive medications supplied to older adults with osteoarthritis (OA).

Research design

Survey data on pain, insomnia, and depression obtained from OA patients screened for a randomized controlled trial were used to identify predictors of psychoactive medication supply [opioids, sedatives, tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs), and non-TCAs] over a 4-year period.

Subjects

Group Health Cooperative patients with a diagnosis of OA (N=2976).

Measures

Survey data on pa

SUBMITTER: Liu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6380364 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature