Health Care Resource Utilization in Management of Opioid-Naive Patients With Newly Diagnosed Neck Pain.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Research has uncovered heterogeneity and inefficiencies in the management of idiopathic low back pain, but few studies have examined longitudinal care patterns following newly diagnosed neck pain.

Objective

To understand health care utilization in patients with new-onset idiopathic neck pain.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study used nationally sourced longitudinal data from the IBM Watson Health MarketScan claims database (2007-2016). Participants included adult patients with newly diagnosed neck pain, no recent opioid use, and at least 1 year of continuous postdiagnosis follow-up. Exclusion criteria included prior or concomitant diagnosis of traumatic cervical disc dislocation, vertebral fractures, myelopathy, and/or cancer. Only p

SUBMITTER: Jin MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9280399 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature