Changes in opioid prescribing in veterans with headache during the COVID-19 pandemic: A regression discontinuity in time analysis.

Kaicheng Wang Brenda T Fenton Melissa Skanderson Anne C BlackWilliam C BeckerElizabeth K SengSarah E AnthonyAlexander B GuirguisHamada H AltalibAddison KimberNancy LorenzeJoel D ScholtenGlenn D GrahamFriedhelm Sandbrink Jason J Sico

Published in: Headache (2023)

Prescription opioid access was maintained for veterans within VHA during the pandemic. The de-escalation of opioid prescribing observed prior to the pandemic was not seen in our study.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
sars cov
coronavirus disease
primary care
open label
emergency department
randomized controlled trial