Trends in the Use of Opioids vs Nonpharmacologic Treatments in Adults With Pain, 2011-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Chronic pain prevalence among US adults increased between 2010 and 2019. Yet little is known about trends in the use of prescription opioids and nonpharmacologic alternatives in treating pain.

Objectives

To compare annual trends in the use of prescription opioids, nonpharmacologic alternatives, both treatments, and neither treatment; compare estimates for the annual use of acupuncture, chiropractic care, massage therapy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy; and estimate the association between calendar year and pain treatment based on the severity of pain interference.

Design, setting, and participants

A serial cross-sectional analysis was conducted using the nationally representative Medical Expenditure Panel Survey to estimate the use of outpatient

SUBMITTER: Pritchard KT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9641539 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature