Older Adult-Onset of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Is Associated With Higher Utilization of Analgesics : A Nationwide Cohort Study

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INTRODUCTION: Patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) commonly require analgesic medications to treat pain, which may be associated with complications. We examined trends of analgesic use according to age at IBD onset.

METHODS: This nationwide cohort study included adults diagnosed with IBD between 1996 and 2021 in Denmark. Patients were stratified according to their age at IBD onset: 18-39 years (young adult), 40-59 years (adult), and older than 60 years (older adult). We examined the proportion of patients who received prescriptions for analgesic medications within 1 year after IBD diagnosis: strong opioids, tramadol, codeine, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and paracetamol. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to examine the association between age at IBD onset and strong opioid prescriptions and the composite of strong opioid/tramadol/codeine prescriptions.

RESULTS: We identified 54,216 adults with IBD. Among them, 25,184 (46.5%) were young adults, 16,106 (29.7%) were adults, and 12,926 (23.8%) were older adults at IBD onset. Older adults most commonly received analgesic prescriptions of every class. Between 1996 and 2021, strong opioid, tramadol, and codeine prescriptions were stable, while paracetamol prescriptions increased and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug prescriptions decreased. After multivariable logistic regression analysis, older adults had higher adjusted odds of receiving strong opioid prescriptions (adjusted odds ratio 1.95, 95% confidence interval 1.77-2.15) and the composite of strong opioid/tramadol/codeine prescriptions (adjusted odds ratio 1.93, 95% confidence interval 1.81-2.06) within 1 year after IBD diagnosis compared with adults.

DISCUSSION: In this nationwide cohort, older adults most commonly received analgesic prescriptions within 1 year after IBD diagnosis. Additional research is needed to examine the etiology and sequelae of increased analgesic prescribing to this demographic.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:119

Enthalten in:

The American journal of gastroenterology - 119(2024), 2 vom: 01. Feb., Seite 323-330

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dalal, Rahul S [VerfasserIn]
Nørgård, Bente Mertz [VerfasserIn]
Zegers, Floor D [VerfasserIn]
Kjeldsen, Jens [VerfasserIn]
Friedman, Sonia [VerfasserIn]
Allegretti, Jessica R [VerfasserIn]
Lund, Ken [VerfasserIn]

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Acetaminophen
Analgesics
Analgesics, Opioid
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Codeine
Journal Article
Tramadol
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Date Completed 05.02.2024

Date Revised 05.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.14309/ajg.0000000000002497

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36210669X