Pain management, prolonged opioid use, initiated anti-rheumatic treatment and psychiatric morbidity in new-onset psoriatic arthritis
A substantial proportion of incident PsA patients are purchasing DMARDs before the ID, which may reflect the difficulty of setting a PsA diagnosis or may represent the treatment of severe skin psoriasis. PsA patients use more painkillers than their matched controls 1 year preceding the diagnosis. Prolonged opioid use is particularly evident among patients using psychiatric medications.
Authors
- Vappu Rantalaiho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7470-3070)
- Hannu Kautiainen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0786-0858)
- Kari Puolakka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1307-7421)
- Paula Muilu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2375-705X)
- Anna Laine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2738-4242)
Institutions
- Tampere University (FI)
- Kuopio University Hospital (FI)
- Kanta-Hämeen Keskussairaala (FI)
- Tampere University Hospital (FI)
- Tampere University (FI)
- Primary Health Care (QA)
- Etelä-Karjalan sosiaali ja terveyspiiri (FI)
- Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Rheumatology Advances in Practice
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkaf039
- Primary Topic
- Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Rheumatology Research Foundation
- Wilhelm och Else Stockmanns Stiftelse
- Tays