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Int J Geriatr Psychiatry · Oct 2019
Likelihood of depressive symptoms in US older adults by prescribed opioid potency: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005-2013.
- Jessica M Brooks, Curtis Petersen, Stephanie M Kelly, and Manney C Reid.
- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY.
- Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2019 Oct 1; 34 (10): 1481-1489.
ObjectivesTo investigate the relationships between depressive symptoms and opioid potency among adults aged 50 years and older reporting use of one or more prescription opioids in the past 30 days.Materials/DesignAdjusted multiple linear regression models were conducted with 2005-2013 files from a secondary cross-sectional dataset, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Respondents were community-dwelling, noninstitutionalized adults 50 years or older (n = 1036). Predictor variables included a positive screen for minor depression symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire [PHQ-9] score greater than or equal to 5 and less than or equal to 9), moderate depression symptoms (PHQ-9 greater than or equal to 10 and less than or equal to 14), and severe depression symptoms (PHQ-9 greater than or equal to 15). Criterion variables included weaker-than-morphine analgesics (eg, codeine and tramadol) and morphine-equivalent opioids (eg, morphine and hydrocodone), which served as the reference category, as well as stronger-than-morphine opioid analgesics (eg, fentanyl and oxycodone).ResultsPrevalence rates for symptoms of minor depression, moderate depression, and severe depression were n = 236 (22.8%), n = 135 (13.0%), and n = 122 (11.8%), respectively. Severe depression was significantly associated with high-potency opioid use (odds ratio [OR]: 2.27; confidence interval [CI], 1.16-4.46). In post hoc tests, severe depression remained significantly associated with high-potency opioid use only among respondents without arthritis (OR: 5.80; CI, 1.59-21.13).ConclusionsCompared with older adults without depressive symptoms, older adults with severe depressive symptoms are more likely to be taking high-potency opioid medications. Future prescription opioid medication research should prioritize investigations among older adults with pain-related diagnoses, other than arthritis, reporting preexisting or new symptoms of severe depression.© 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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