Trajectories and correlates of opioid prescription receipt among patients experiencing interpersonal violence.

ABSTRACT: Interpersonal violence increases vulnerability to the deleterious effects of opioid use. Increased opioid prescription receipt is a major contributor to the opioid crisis; however, our understanding of prescription patterns and risk factors among those with a history of interpersonal violence remains elusive. This study sought to identify 5-year longitudinal patterns of opioid prescription receipt among patients experiencing interpersonal violence within a large healthcare system and sociodemographic and clinical characteristics associated with prescription patterns. This secondary analysis examined electronic health record data from January 2004-August 2019 for a cohort of patients (N = 1,587) referred for interpersonal violence services. Latent class growth analysis was used to estimate

SUBMITTER: Williams JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9462725 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature