Patterns of Opioid Prescribing and Predictors of Chronic Opioid Use in an Industrial Cohort, 2003 to 2013
Pensa MA, Galusha DH, Cantley LF. Patterns of Opioid Prescribing and Predictors of Chronic Opioid Use in an Industrial Cohort, 2003 to 2013. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2018, 60: 457-461. PMID: 29135839, PMCID: PMC5943140, DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000001231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic opioid useOpioid prescribingOpioid useChronic opioid prescribingOpioid prescription patternsLow back painOccupational health professionalsWork-related injuriesHealth care claimsCross-sectional analysisPrescription patternsBack painChronic prescriptionOpioid epidemicAppropriate treatmentWhite raceCare claimsHealth professionalsIndustrial cohortOlder agePrescribingStrongest predictorPredictorsProportion of workersAdditional predictors