Opioid and gabapentinoid prescriptions in England from 2015 to 2020

Xia, Yixue; Forget, Patrice

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“…A recent study from the UK tracked prescriptions of both opioids and gabapentin from April 2015 to February 2020. (See Xia and Forget, 2022. )…”

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Physical activity is a key to successful aging for people with and without low back pain and other forms of musculoskeletal pain. Yet less than a quarter of older adults meet US government recommendations on physical activity. Recent years have seen a slight increase in physical activity levels among seniors but there is a long way to go.A recent study from Florida Atlantic University employed a variety of instruments to identify factors associated with healthy exercise among a multiethnic group of 601 African Americans, Afro-Caribbeans, European Americans, and Hispanic Americans-aged 59 to 96.This type of study cannot show causeand-effect. However, a variety of associations stood out."Participants who reported lower physical activity tended to be older, have less years of education and reported lower social engagement, networking, resilience, mental health, self-health rating, and higher levels of depression, anxiety, pain, and body mass index compared to the moderate to high physical activity groups," according to the study.Several of these factors are modifiable, according to the authors. "Four of the five significant predictors of physical activity in the older adults we studied are at least partially modifiable. For example, social network, depression, and pain can be ameliorated by physical activity," said senior author Ruth M. Tappen, EdD, RN. (See Tappen et al., 2022.

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“…A recent study from the UK tracked prescriptions of both opioids and gabapentin from April 2015 to February 2020. (See Xia and Forget, 2022. )…”

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“…Scotland has a far higher rate of substance use disorder compared with other parts of the UK 7 . Because of the frequency of opioid usage and its stability, 11 opioids remain responsible for 89% of all drug-related fatalities in Scotland 12 . Opioid over-prescribing has been a significant concern as excessive exposure to opioids can result in long-term dependence, specifically among opioid-naive patients 2,13 .…”

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Experiences and perspectives of adults on using opioids for pain management in the postoperative period

Aljohani,

Almalki,

Dixon

et al. 2024

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

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BACKGROUND Opioids play an important role in peri-operative pain management. However, opioid use is challenging for healthcare practitioners and patients because of concerns related to opioid crises, addiction and side effects. OBJECTIVE This review aimed to identify and synthesise the existing evidence related to adults’ experiences of opioid use in postoperative pain management. DESIGN Systematic scoping review of qualitative studies. Inductive content analysis and the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) were applied to analyse and report the findings and to identify unexplored gaps in the literature. DATA SOURCES Ovid MEDLINE, PsycInfo, Embase, CINAHL (EBSCO), Cochrane Library and Google Scholar. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA All qualitative and mixed-method studies, in English, that not only used a qualitative approach that explored adults’ opinions or concerns about opioids and/or opioid reduction, and adults’ experience related to opioid use for postoperative pain control, including satisfaction, but also aspects of overall quality of a person's life (physical, mental and social well being). RESULTS Ten studies were included; nine were qualitative (n = 9) and one used mixed methods. The studies were primarily conducted in Europe and North America. Concerns about opioid dependence, adverse effects, stigmatisation, gender roles, trust and shared decision-making between clinicians and patients appeared repeatedly throughout the studies. The TDF analysis showed that many peri-operative factors formed people's perceptions and experiences of opioids, driven by the following eight domains: Knowledge, Emotion, Beliefs about consequences, Beliefs about capabilities, Self-confidence, Environmental Context and Resources, Social influences and Decision Processes/Goals. Adults have diverse pain management goals, which can be categorised as proactive and positive goals, such as individualised pain management care, as well as avoidance goals, aimed at sidestepping issues such as addiction and opioid-related side effects. CONCLUSION It is desirable to understand the complexity of adults’ experiences of pain management especially with opioid use and to support adults in achieving their pain management goals by implementing an individualised approach, effective communication and patient–clinician relationships. However, there is a dearth of studies that examine patients’ experiences of postoperative opioid use and their involvement in opioid usage decision-making. A summary is provided regarding adults’ experiences of peri-operative opioid use, which may inform future researchers, healthcare providers and guideline development by considering these factors when improving patient care and experiences.

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Pharmacotherapy and noninvasive neurostimulation for neuropathic pain

Spagna,

Attal

2024

La Presse Médicale

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Opioid and gabapentinoid prescriptions in England from 2015 to 2020

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Experiences and perspectives of adults on using opioids for pain management in the postoperative period

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