The Impact of Socioeconomic and Clinical Factors on Purchase of Prescribed Analgesics Before and After Hysterectomy on Benign Indication

Signe Bennedbæk Daugbjerg, Birgitte Brandsborg, Bent Smedegaard Ottesen, Finn Diderichsen, Merete Osler

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE:: Pelvic pain is a primary symptom of women referred for hysterectomy. This study identified risk factors for purchase of prescribed analgesics before and after hysterectomy and examined purchase changes after hysterectomy, specifically focusing on socioeconomic effects. METHODS:: Nearly all Danish women (n=13,420) with a hysterectomy on benign indication between 2004 and 2006 were included in a registry-based follow-up study. Information on prescription analgesic purchase was from the Danish National Prescription Registry. Factors associated with a purchase and associations between socioeconomic factors and changes in analgesic purchase were assessed. RESULTS:: Analgesic purchase after hysterectomy was independently predicted by age below 35 or above 65 years, body mass index >29.9, high American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score, uterus weight
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftClinical Journal of Pain
Vol/bind30
Udgave nummer1
Sider (fra-til)46–54
Antal sider9
ISSN0749-8047
DOI
StatusUdgivet - jan. 2014

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