Preexisting Psychiatric Risk Factors and Any and Long-Term Opioid Use in Head and Neck Cancer
Preexisting psychiatric comorbidities, especially depression and smoking/nicotine dependence, were associated with increased odds of prescription opioid use and LTOT in patients with HNC in this longitudinal cohort study. Screening for these comorbidities during the management of patients with HNC can be impactful in informing clinical decisions that contribute to safer opioid prescribing.
Authors
- Jeffrey F. Scherrer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9148-2863)
- Nosayaba Osazuwa‐Peters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1390-9753)
- Russel Kahmke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4323-9690)
- Shreya P. Ramkumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8735-8472)
- May Z. Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2801-7379)
- N. Bates (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8736-5488)
Institutions
- University of Arizona (US)
- Duke University (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Fred Hutch Cancer Center (US)
- Office of Multidisciplinary Activities (US)
- Duke Medical Center (US)
- Duke Cancer Institute
- Saint Louis University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
- Published
- 2025-09-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoto.2025.2649
- Primary Topic
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00