The Effect of Veteran Status and Chronic Pain on Past 30-Day Sedative Use Among Community-Dwelling Adult Males.

IF 2.4 3区医学 Q1 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Pub Date : 2024-03-11 DOI:10.3122/jabfm.2023.230226R2

Ayodeji Otufowora, Yiyang Liu, Aderonke Okusanya, Afeez Ogidan, Adedoyin Okusanya, Linda B Cottler

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Abstract

Introduction: Given the high sedative prescription rate, the sedative-associated morbidity, and mortality nationally (especially among veterans), we aimed to test the hypothesis that veteran status in the presence of chronic pain would be associated with greater sedative use when compared with nonveteran status.

Methods: The study participants were recruited by Community Health Workers (CHWs) through the ongoing community engagement program (HealthStreet) at the University of Florida. CHWs collected information on sociodemographic factors, health status, and past 30-day drug use patterns.

Results: The study sample comprised 4,732 male participants, of which 21% were veterans, 58% were Blacks and 8.4% had used prescription sedatives in the past 30 days. Veterans (vs nonveterans) were twice as likely to have used prescription sedatives in the past 30 days in the presence of chronic pain.

Conclusions: Veterans with chronic pain are a high-risk population for current prescription sedative use.

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退伍军人身份和慢性疼痛对居住在社区的成年男性过去 30 天镇静剂使用量的影响。

简介：鉴于全国（尤其是退伍军人）镇静剂处方率高、与镇静剂相关的发病率和死亡率高，我们旨在验证一个假设，即与非退伍军人相比，存在慢性疼痛的退伍军人会更多地使用镇静剂：研究参与者由社区健康工作者（CHW）通过佛罗里达大学正在进行的社区参与计划（HealthStreet）招募。社区保健员收集了有关社会人口因素、健康状况和过去 30 天药物使用模式的信息：研究样本包括 4732 名男性参与者，其中 21% 为退伍军人，58% 为黑人，8.4% 在过去 30 天内使用过处方镇静剂。退伍军人（与非退伍军人相比）在过去 30 天内使用处方镇静剂的可能性是患有慢性疼痛的退伍军人的两倍：患有慢性疼痛的退伍军人是目前使用处方镇静剂的高危人群。

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Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine 医学-医学：内科

CiteScore

4.90

自引率

6.90%

发文量

168

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

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