2024
Opioid prescribing trends and pain scores among adult patients with cancer in a large health system.
Baum L, Soulos P, KC M, Jeffery M, Ruddy K, Lerro C, Lee H, Graham D, Liberatore M, Rivera D, Leapman M, Jairam V, Dinan M, Gross C, Park H. Opioid prescribing trends and pain scores among adult patients with cancer in a large health system. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 11059-11059. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.11059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDocumented painHealth systemOpioid prescribingOpioid prescriptionsOpioid prescribing trendsYale New Haven Health SystemPrescribing trendsMetastatic cancerDocumented pain scoresUS health systemOpioid usePain scoresAdult patientsCalculated predicted probabilitiesFlowsheet dataRetrospective cohort studyRelated harmSolid tumor malignanciesCohort studyCancer painPrescribingContext of cancer treatmentStudy criteriaPainSurgery cohort
2023
Trends in new and persistent opioid use in older adults with and without cancer
Baum L, KC M, Soulos P, Jeffery M, Ruddy K, Lerro C, Lee H, Graham D, Rivera D, Leapman M, Jairam V, Dinan M, Gross C, Park H. Trends in new and persistent opioid use in older adults with and without cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2023, 116: 316-323. PMID: 37802882, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djad206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdditional opioid useNew opioid useOpioid useNon-metastatic cancerPersistent opioid useRetrospective cohort studySolid tumor malignanciesClinical strataEligible patientsNaïve patientsOpioid prescribingMetastatic patientsSurgery patientsCohort studySEER-MedicareMetastatic cancerPatientsTumor malignancyCancerOlder adultsSurgeryRandom sampleAdditional useChemotherapyPrescribing
2021
Opioid Prescribing and Use Among Cancer Survivors: A Mapping Review of Observational and Intervention Studies
Check DK, Avecilla R, Mills C, Dinan MA, Kamal AH, Murphy B, Rezk S, Winn A, Oeffinger K. Opioid Prescribing and Use Among Cancer Survivors: A Mapping Review of Observational and Intervention Studies. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2021, 63: e397-e417. PMID: 34748896, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2021.10.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid useOpioid prescribingCancer survivorsHigh-risk opioid prescribingLong-term opioid useEvidence synthesisContinued opioid useLate opioid usePersistent opioid useProlonged opioid useChronic opioid useUse of opioidsHigh-risk medicationsOpioid use outcomesFull-text reviewTitles/abstractsOpioid misuseChronic useInclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaIntervention studiesInterventional researchPrescribingProlonged useStudy designPredictors of Chronic Opioid Use: A Population-Level Analysis of North Carolina Cancer Survivors Using Multi-Payer Claims
Check DK, Baggett C, Kim K, Roberts AW, Roberts MC, Robinson T, Oeffinger KC, Dinan MA. Predictors of Chronic Opioid Use: A Population-Level Analysis of North Carolina Cancer Survivors Using Multi-Payer Claims. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2021, 113: 1581-1589. PMID: 33881543, PMCID: PMC8562975, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djab082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic opioid useChronic opioid therapyOpioid useCancer survivorsOpioid therapyBaseline depressionLong-term pain managementSubstance useRetrospective cohort studyPopulation-based studyCancer registry dataLow-income survivorsCohort studyPatient characteristicsPain managementActive treatmentNonmetastatic cancerChronic useInsurance statusRelative riskRegistry dataOpioidsPoisson regressionYounger ageAge groups