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Predictive factors of daily opioid use and quality of life in adults with sickle cell disease
source: Hematology
year: 2018
authors: Karafin MS, Singavi A, Hussain J, Wandersee N, Heinrich T, Hurley RW, Zhang L, Simpson P, Field JJ
summary/abstract:Objectives:
In adults with sickle cell disease (SCD), pain often necessitates opioid use. Few studies have examined the relationship between opioid use and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in adults with SCD. We tested the hypothesis that higher doses of opioids are associated with worse HRQOL.
Methods:
A cross-sectional cohort study was performed in adults with SCD who completed standardized and validated HRQOL questionnaires: Patient Health Questionnaire-15 (PHQ-15), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Medical Outcome Study 36 Item Short Form (SF-36), and Generalized Anxiety Disorder questionnaire (GAD-7). Daily outpatient opioid dose was converted into morphine milligram equivalents (MME) and categorized as < 90 mg/day or >= 90 mg/day. Subject’s questionnaire scores were compared by opioid dose.
Results:
Ninety-nine adults completed questionnaires. The majority had HbSS and median age was 30 years. The median MME was 80 mg/day. When the association between HRQOL and opioid dose was compared, those prescribed >= 90 MME had significantly lower SF-36 subscale scores in 7 of 8 domains, and significantly higher severity scores in the PHQ-15, GAD-7, and the PHQ-9 in comparison those prescribed < 90 MME. Using a multivariable regression tree analysis, in addition to the presence of chronic pain, mental health, physical health, and somatic burden were key predictors of >= 90 MME opioid use.
Conclusion:
Higher daily opioid dose is associated with chronic pain. Among those with chronic pain, opioid dose >= 90 MME is associated with worse HRQOL.
DOI: 10.1080/10245332.2018.1479997
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