- Title
- Is post-traumatic stress disorder a risk factor for development of opioid use disorder among individuals with chronic non-cancer pain? A systematic review
- Creator
- Kendurkar, Arvind; Wilson, Jack; Sunderland, Matthew; Dunlop, Adrian; Hayes, Chris; Marel, Christina; Mills, Katherine L.
- Relation
- British Journal of Pain Vol. 18, Issue 1, p. 70-81
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20494637231202078
- Publisher
- Sage
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2024
- Description
- Introduction: There is emerging evidence that posttraumatic-stress disorder may have mediating effects in development of chronic-non-cancer-pain and opioid-use-disorder independently, but its impact on the development of opioid-use-disorder in people with chronic-non-cancer pain is still unclear. Objectives: (i) Estimate the risk of opioid-use-disorder among individuals with chronic-non-cancer-pain and posttraumatic-stress disorder, relative to those with chronic-non-cancer-pain only, and (ii) identify potential correlates of opioid-use-disorder among people with chronic-non-cancer-pain and posttraumatic-stress disorder. Methods: This systematic review was conducted as per the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Longitudinal, epidemiological, cohort, follow-up, retrospective, prospective and cross-sectional studies reporting measures of variance on the likelihood of developing opioid-use-disorder with posttraumatic-stress disorder among individuals with chronic-non-cancer-pain were identified from six-electronic databases (Medline, Embase, Evidence-based Medicine reviews, PsycINFO, Scopus and Web of Science) until December 2022. Results: Three out of the four studies, which met the selection criteria for this analysis reported statistically significant positive association between risk of developing opioid-use-disorder with posttraumatic-stress disorder among chronic-non-cancer-pain cohort (unadjusted Relative-Risk range: 1.51–5.27) but this association was not evident in the fourth study (adjusted Relative-Risk: 0.96; statistically non-significant), when adjusted for sociodemographic variables. The increased risk was noted particularly with females and chronic musculoskeletal pain conditions. Conclusions: Posttraumatic-stress disorder can increase the risk of development of opioid-use-disorder among people with chronic-non-cancer-pain and a better understanding of this relationship will help to predict and prevent the development of opioid-use-disorder and may also help in reducing the disability and burden associated with chronic-non-cancer-pain. Perspective: This review quantifies the risk of developing opioid-use-disorder in the context of posttraumatic-stress disorder among individuals with chronic-non-cancer-pain. Awareness and subsequent practice change will reduce the increasing global burden associated with the chronic-non-cancer-pain.
- Subject
- chronic non-cancer pain; opioid use disorder; post-traumatic stress disorder; awareness; SDG 3; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1498991
- Identifier
- uon:54583
- Identifier
- ISSN:2049-4637
- Language
- eng
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