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Associations of early opioid use with patient-reported outcomes and health care utilization among older adults with low back pain.
The objective of this study was to compare outcomes and health care utilization of older patients who did versus did not fill opioid prescriptions within 90 days of initiating care for low back pain. Among older patients with new back pain visits, filling 2 or more opioid prescriptions within 90 days of the visit was associated with similar back pain-related outcomes but increased likelihood of filling opioid prescriptions 18 to 24 months later compared with matched patients who did not fill early opioid prescriptions.
AHRQ-funded; HS019222; HS022972.
Citation: Gold LS, Hansen RN, Avins AL .
Associations of early opioid use with patient-reported outcomes and health care utilization among older adults with low back pain.
Clin J Pain 2018 Apr;34(4):297-305. doi: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000000557.
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Keywords: Back Health and Pain, Elderly, Healthcare Utilization, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Opioids