Association of sociodemographic factors with the prescription pattern of opioids for dental patients: A systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Oral health practitioners are responsible for a significant share of opioid prescriptions that seem to be influenced by many aspects, including sociodemographic factors. However, there is no consensus on the factors associated with opioid prescription in Dentistry.

Objective

To identify whether patients' sociodemographic factors are associated with the prescription pattern of opioids in Dentistry.

Materials and methods

This systematic review will include observational studies (cross-sectional, case-control, and cohort). Electronic searches will be conducted in MEDLINE (PubMed), EMBASE, Scopus, Web of science, LILACS, SciELO, and Google Scholar. Grey literature will also be consulted. Two independent reviewers will screen all retrieved articles for eligibi

SUBMITTER: Cruz AJS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8341526 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature