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Patient health literacy and the receipt of opioids in the emergency department.
- Source :
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Journal of opioid management [J Opioid Manag] 2019 Jul/Aug; Vol. 15 (4), pp. 267-271. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Objective: Assess relationships between patient health literacy and formal education and use of opioids during and following an emergency department (ED) visit.<br />Design: Prospective, cross-sectional study.<br />Setting: Academic ED.<br />Participants: Adults aged ≥ 60 years presenting to the ED with musculoskeletal pain.<br />Main Outcome Measures: Opioid use during and after an ED visit.<br />Results: In a sample of 136 patients, patients with low health literacy were more likely to receive an opioid in the ED than patients with high health literacy (70 percent vs 52 percent; 18 percent difference, 95% confidence interval [CI]: -1 percent, 35 percent), receive an opioid prescription (63 percent vs 44 percent; 19 percent difference, 95% CI: 1 percent, 37 percent), and take opioids during the week following the ED visit (48 percent vs 29 percent; 18 percent difference, 95% CI: 0 percent, 36 percent).<br />Conclusions: A greater proportion of older adults receiving ED care for musculoskeletal pain with low health literacy receive and use opioids during and following an ED visit.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1551-7489
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of opioid management
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31637678
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5055/jom.2019.0511