Large and non-specific somatic disease burdens among ageing, long-term opioid maintenance treatment patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe and explore somatic disease burdens of ageing long-term patients in opioid maintenance treatment (OMT), a unique population emerging in countries offering OMT as a long-term treatment.

Methods

We used data from the Norwegian Cohort of Patient in Opioid Maintenance Treatment and Other Drug Treatment Study (NorComt). 156 patients enrolled for at least three of the past five years provided data during structured interviews, including on chronic conditions, somatic treatment received, mental distress (SCL-25), and treatment satisfaction. A somatic disease burden was calculated from a list measuring the recent severity of 16 somatic complaints. A hierarchical multiple linear regression analysis identified correlates of somatic disease burden.

Results

SUBMITTER: Medved D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7667746 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature