Abstract
The factors associated with chronic opioid therapy (COT) in patients with HIV is understudied. Using Medicaid data (2002-2009), this retrospective cohort study examines COT in beneficiaries with HIV who initiated standard combination anti-retroviral therapy (cART). We used generalized estimating equations on logistic regression models with backward selection to identify significant predictors of COT initiation. COT was initiated among 1014 out of 9615 beneficiaries with HIV (male: 10.4%; female: 10.7%). Those with older age, any malignancy, Hepatitis C infection, back pain, arthritis, neuropathy pain, substance use disorder, polypharmacy, (use of) benzodiazepines, gabapentinoids, antidepressants, and prior opioid therapies were positively associated with COT. In sex-stratified analyses, multiple predictors were shared between male and female beneficiaries; however, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, liver disease, any malignancy, and antipsychotic therapy were unique to female beneficiaries. Comorbidities and polypharmacy were important predictors of COT in Medicaid beneficiaries with HIV who initiated cART.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-29-2021
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94690-8
Related Content
The data that support the findings of this study are available from Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services but restrictions apply to the availability of these data, which were used under license for the current study, and so are not publicly available.
Repository Citation
Oh, GYeon; Brouwer, Emily S.; Abner, Erin L.; Fardo, David W.; Freeman, Patricia R.; Delcher, Chris; and Moga, Daniela C., "Predictors of Chronic Opioid Therapy in Medicaid Beneficiaries with HIV Who Initiated Antiretroviral Therapy" (2021). Epidemiology and Environmental Health Faculty Publications. 80.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/epidemiology_facpub/80
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Notes/Citation Information
Published in Scientific Reports, v. 11, issue 1, article no. 15503.
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