Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-9-2021
Abstract
This research examined whether pediatric inpatients without an anxiety/mood disorder are more likely to receive opioids in response to pain compared to patients diagnosed with a mental health condition. Research questions were tested using cross-sectional inpatient electronic medical record data. Propensity score matching was used to match patients with a disorder with patients without the disorder (anxiety analyses: N = 2892; mood analyses: N = 1042). Although patients with anxiety and mood disorders experienced greater pain, physicians were less likely to order opioids for these patients. Analyses also disclosed an interaction of anxiety with pain—the pain-opioid relation was stronger for patients without an anxiety disorder than for patients with an anxiety diagnosis. Instead, physicians were more likely to place non-opioid analgesic orders to manage the pain of patients with anxiety disorders. Findings imply that pain management decisions might be influenced by patient's mental health.
Recommended Citation
Donaldson, C.D., Kain, Z.N., Ehwerhemuepha, L., Fortier, M. A., Phan, M. T., Tomaszewski, D. M., Yang, S., Feaster, W., & Jenkins, B. N. (2021). Anxiety and mood disorders impacting physician opioid prescribing in the pediatric hospital setting. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 28, 757-770. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10880-021-09763-7
Copyright
Springer
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Child Psychology Commons, Health Psychology Commons, Other Mental and Social Health Commons, Pain Management Commons, Pediatrics Commons, Psychiatric and Mental Health Commons
Comments
This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, volume 28, in 2021 following peer review. The final publication may differ and is available at Springer via https://doi.org/10.1007/s10880-021-09763-7.
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