Effects of Pain, Insomnia, and Depression on Psychoactive Medication Supply in Older Adults With Osteoarthritis
Dados Bibliográficos
BACKGROUND: Determinants of prescribing psychoactive medications for symptom management in older adults remain underexamined despite known risks and cautions concerning these medications. OBJECTIVE: To examine independent and combined effects of pain, concurrent insomnia and depression symptoms on psychoactive medications supplied to older adults with osteoarthritis (OA). RESEARCH DESIGN: Survey data on pain, insomnia, and depression obtained from OA patients screened for a randomized controlled trial were used to identify predictors of psychoactive medication supply [opioids, sedatives, tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs), and non-TCAs] over a 4-year period. SUBJECTS: Group Health Cooperative patients with a diagnosis of OA (N=2976). MEASURES: Survey data on pain (Graded Chronic Pain Scale), insomnia (Insomnia Severity Index), and depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-8); and medications supply assessed from electronic medical records. RESULTS: In negative binomial models, pain [incidence rate ratio (IRR), 2.8-3.5; P<0.001], insomnia (IRR, 2.0; P<0.001), and depression (IRR, 1.5; P<0.05) each independently predicted opioid supply. Insomnia (IRR, 3.2; P<0.001) and depression (IRR, 3.0; P<0.001) each independently predicted sedative supply. Pain (IRR, 2.1; P<0.05) and insomnia (IRR, 2.0; P<0.05) independently predicted TCA supply, whereas only depression (IRR, 2.2; P<0.001) independently predicted non-TCA supply. Combined effects of pain and insomnia/depression on these medications were additive and increased the rate of medication supply 1.5-7.5 times. Combined effects increased with insomnia or depression severity. CONCLUSIONS: Concurrent insomnia and depressive symptoms predicted increased supply of opioids, sedatives, and antidepressants after accounting for pain, indicating the importance of sleep and mood disorders as factors increasing supply of these medications
Alternative medicine · Depression (economics) · Insomnia · Osteoarthritis · Physical therapy · Psychiatry · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation · Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms · Sleep and related disorders
The State of US Health, 1990-2010
Grading the severity of chronic pain
Presentation adapting a clinical comorbidity index for use with ICD-9-CM administrative data
Optimal cut-off score for diagnosing depression with the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)
Multiple imputation using chained equations
The PHQ-8 as a measure of current depression in the general population
Age and Gender Trends in Long-Term Opioid Analgesic Use for Noncancer Pain
Impact of Knee Osteoarthritis on Health Care Resource Utilization in a US Population-Based National Sample
| Velocidade de citação | historical |
|---|---|
| Altamente citado | Não |