Injuries That Happen at Work Lead to More Opioid Prescriptions and Higher Opioid Costs.
Journal
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
ISSN: 1536-5948
Titre abrégé: J Occup Environ Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9504688
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 12 2022
01 12 2022
Historique:
pubmed:
23
9
2022
medline:
15
12
2022
entrez:
22
9
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
This study aimed to compare opioid prescription incidence, supply days, and cost associated with occupational injury and other injury-caused conditions. We used Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data for 2010-2019. The MEPS provides information on medical conditions and associated medical encounters, treatments, and treatment costs, as well as demographic, education, health, working status, income, and insurance coverage information. We used descriptive statistics and logistic and 2-part regressions. Controlling for covariates and compared with other injury-caused conditions, occupational injury-caused conditions resulted in 33% higher odds of opioid prescribing, 32.8 more opioid prescription supply days, and $134 higher average cost. Occupational injuries were associated with higher opioid incidence and costs, and more opioid supply days. These findings point to the need to focus on making work safer and the role employers may play in supporting worker recovery from injury and opioid use disorders.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36136663
doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002709
pii: 00043764-202212000-00018
pmc: PMC10066591
mid: NIHMS1881918
doi:
Substances chimiques
Analgesics, Opioid
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e823-e832Subventions
Organisme : Intramural CDC HHS
ID : CC999999
Pays : United States
Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflict of interest: None declared.
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