Longitudinal patterns of opioid dispensing dosages for compensated Australian workers with low back pain: a 3.5-year follow-up study
Lower SES, having gabapentinoids or antidepressants prescriptions or having had surgery are all associated with persistent opioid use among workers with LBP. These demographic and clinical risk factors for developing persistent opioid use could help identify individuals who would benefit from early intervention, reducing the likelihood of opioid dependence for pain management and minimizing the risk of harm.
Authors
- Suzanne Nielsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5341-1055)
- Stephanie Mathieson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7335-8842)
- Xinyi Ren
- Christina Abdel Shaheed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1258-5125)
- Michael F. Di Donato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6531-5949)
- Alex Collie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2617-9339)
- Ting Xia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5033-6248)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Monash Medical Centre (AU)
- Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research centre (AU)
- Institute for Musculoskeletal Health (AU)
- Australia New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pain Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnaf017
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00