Original research
by
Brown, Randall T. et al
Release Date
2022
Geography
USA
Language of Resource
English
Full Text Available
No
Open Access / OK to Reproduce
No
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Objective
Traumatic injury frequently requires opioid analgesia to manage pain and avoid catastrophic complications. Risk screening for opioid misuse and the development of use disorder remains uninvestigated
Findings/Key points
Anxiety-related symptoms and pain coping predict opioid misuse and use disorder in injury victims. Length of hospital stay after injury may also predict opioid misuse and use disorder. Mental health factors predict opioid misuse more strongly than injury-related factors.
Design/methods
Trauma/orthopedic surgery patients, n=237
Keywords
Harm reduction
Hesitancy of prescribers
About PWUD
Outcomes
Chronic pain
Mental health
Hospitals
