Appropriate Opioid Use After Spine Surgery: Psychobehavioral Barriers and Patient Knowledge.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify spine patients' barriers to appropriate postoperative opioid use, comfort with naloxone, knowledge of safe opioid disposal practices, and associated factors.

Methods

We preoperatively surveyed 174 spine patients about psychobehavioral barriers to appropriate opioid use, comfort with naloxone, and knowledge about opioid disposal. Multivariable logistic regression identified factors associated with barriers and knowledge (α = 0.05).

Results

Common barriers were fear of addiction (71%) and concern about disease progression (43%). Most patients (78%) had neutral/low confidence in the ability of nonopioid medications to control pain; most (57%) felt neutral or uncomfortable with using naloxone; and most (86%) were familiar with safe disposal. Anxiety

SUBMITTER: Rahman R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8187334 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature