Patient Profiles of Buprenorphine Initiators in General Healthcare Settings: A Latent Class Approach
Patients receiving buprenorphine in general healthcare settings likely form a heterogeneous group. This includes a subgroup with low rates of opioid use disorder diagnoses (class 2, pain comorbidity), who may resemble chronic pain patients more than conventional OUD patients.
Authors
- Fred Rottnek
- Jennifer K. Bello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0323-0624)
- Sarah Gebauer
- Kirti Veeramachaneni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4646-739X)
- Kevin Y. Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6595-695X)
- Joanne Salas
- Richard A. Grucza
- Jeffrey F. Scherrer
Institutions
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- SSM Health Care (US)
- Saint Louis University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of General Internal Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-026-10221-z
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Saint Louis University
- National Institutes of Health