Predictors of Chronic Opioid Use: A Population-Level Analysis of North Carolina Cancer Survivors Using Multi-Payer Claims.

ABSTRACT:

Background

No population-based studies have examined chronic opioid use among cancer survivors who are diverse with respect to diagnosis, age group, and insurance status.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study using North Carolina cancer registry data linked with claims from public and private insurance (2006-2016). We included adults with nonmetastatic cancer who had no prior chronic opioid use (n = 38 366). We used modified Poisson regression to assess the adjusted relative risk of chronic opioid use in survivorship (>90-day continuous supply of opioids in the 13-24 months following diagnosis) associated with patient characteristics.

Results

Only 3.0% of cancer survivors in our cohort used opioids chronically in survivorship. Predictors included younger a

SUBMITTER: Check DK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8562975 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature