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ABSTRACT: Objectives
Identifying factors associated with opioid use in middle-aged and older adults is a fundamental step in the mitigation of potentially unnecessary opioid consumption and opioid-related harms.Methods
Using longitudinal data on a community-based cohort of adults aged 50-90 years residing in Johnston County, North Carolina, we examined sociodemographic and clinical factors in non-opioid users (n = 786) at baseline (2006-2010) as predictors of opioid use at follow-up (2013-2015). Variables included age, sex, race, obesity, educational attainment, employment status, household poverty rate, marital status, depressive symptoms, social support, pain catastrophizing, pain sensitivity, insurance status, polypharmacy, and smoking status.Results
At follow-up, 13% of participants were using prescription opioids. In the multivariable model, high pain catastrophizing (adjusted odds ratio; 95% confidence interval = 2.14; 1.33-3.46), polypharmacy (2.08; 1.23-3.53), and history of depressive symptoms (2.00; 1.19-3.38) were independent markers of opioid use.Discussion
Findings support the assessment of these modifiable factors during clinical encounters in patients ≥ 50 years old with chronic pain.
SUBMITTER: Shiue KY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8854450 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shiue Kristin Y KY Dasgupta Nabarun N Naumann Rebecca B RB Nelson Amanda E AE Golightly Yvonne M YM
Journal of aging and health 20210818 2
<h4>Objectives</h4>Identifying factors associated with opioid use in middle-aged and older adults is a fundamental step in the mitigation of potentially unnecessary opioid consumption and opioid-related harms.<h4>Methods</h4>Using longitudinal data on a community-based cohort of adults aged 50-90 years residing in Johnston County, North Carolina, we examined sociodemographic and clinical factors in non-opioid users (<i>n</i> = 786) at baseline (2006-2010) as predictors of opioid use at follow-up ...[more]