Opioid Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Knee Osteoarthritis: Prevalence and Correlates of Chronic Use
Authors' conclusion
A total of 9% of persons with knee OA use opioids chronically.
Study context
- Population
- Medicare beneficiaries with knee osteoarthritis (OA) (mean ± SD age 78 ± 7 years; 68% female)
- Participants
- 3,549 beneficiaries
- Exposure
- Nonusers vs Occasional users vs Chronic users
- Outcome
- Prevalence of chronic and occasional opioid use; correlates of chronic opioid use
Methodological detailsMedicare Current Beneficiary Survey linked to Medicare claims, multivariable logistic regression with generalized estimating equation
- Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey linked to Medicare claims
- Multivariable logistic regression with generalized estimating equation
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Prevalence of opioid use
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Independent correlates of chronic opioid use (multivariable)
| OR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic ethnicity | 4.8 (2.2–10.2) | |
| Medicaid eligibility | 1.9 (1.3–2.7) | |
| Depression | 1.9 (1.5–2.5) | |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 1.9 (1.4–2.5) | |
| 0.050.21520Odds ratio (log scale) |
| Outcome | OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Independent correlates of chronic opioid use (multivariable)Divorcedvs Married | 2.3 (1.5–3.5) | |
| Independent correlates of chronic opioid use (multivariable)Inability to walk without assistive devicesvs No difficulty walking | 2.4 (1.5–3.7) | |
| 0.20.5125Odds ratio (log scale) |
Original publication
Opioid Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Knee Osteoarthritis: Prevalence and Correlates of Chronic Use. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). Published 8 November 2022. doi:10.
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