Chronic Opioid Use in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Prevalence and Predictors.
Yvonne C LeeJoel KremerHongshu GuanJeffrey GreenbergDaniel H SolomonPublished in: Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) (2019)
Among RA patients, chronic opioid use doubled from 2002 to 2015. Pain and antidepressant use were the strongest predictors of chronic opioid use. To curb the rise in chronic opioid use, strategies for stringent control of RA disease activity and management of pain and depression should be research priorities.
Keyphrases
- rheumatoid arthritis
- disease activity
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- ankylosing spondylitis
- chronic pain
- rheumatoid arthritis patients
- end stage renal disease
- pain management
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- risk factors
- spinal cord injury
- depressive symptoms
- chronic kidney disease
- spinal cord
- drug induced
- physical activity