The use of analgesics and risk of self‐medication in an urban population sample: cross‐sectional study
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Resumo: | Background and objectives: There are few data in the literature characterizing the pattern of analgesic use in Latin American countries, including Brazil. Little is known about the undertreatment of pain and its influence on the habit of self‐medication with analgesics. The aim of this study is to define the pattern of analgesic use among chronic pain patients and its potential association with self‐medication with analgesics. Method: Cross‐sectional observational study with an urban population sample. Chronic pain was defined as a pain lasting for at least 90 days. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the institution. Results: 416 subjects were included; 45.7% (n = 190) had chronic pain, with females (72.3%; p = 0.04) being the most affected. Self‐medication with analgesics is practiced by 78.4% of patients with chronic pain. The most common current analgesic treatment consists of non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (dipyrone and acetaminophen). Weak opioids are rarely used and only 2.6% of subjects with chronic pain were taking these analgesics. None of the subjects were taking potent opioids. Conclusions: The practice of self‐medication with analgesics is frequent among patients with chronic pain, which may be due to the underprescription of more potent analgesics, such as opioids. It can also be said that, given the data presented, there is no crisis of recreational opioid use in the studied population. |
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The use of analgesics and risk of self‐medication in an urban population sample: cross‐sectional studyUso de analgésicos e o risco da automedicação em amostra de população urbana: estudo transversalAnalgesicsChronic painSelf‐medicationUrban populationBackground and objectives: There are few data in the literature characterizing the pattern of analgesic use in Latin American countries, including Brazil. Little is known about the undertreatment of pain and its influence on the habit of self‐medication with analgesics. The aim of this study is to define the pattern of analgesic use among chronic pain patients and its potential association with self‐medication with analgesics. Method: Cross‐sectional observational study with an urban population sample. Chronic pain was defined as a pain lasting for at least 90 days. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the institution. Results: 416 subjects were included; 45.7% (n = 190) had chronic pain, with females (72.3%; p = 0.04) being the most affected. Self‐medication with analgesics is practiced by 78.4% of patients with chronic pain. The most common current analgesic treatment consists of non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (dipyrone and acetaminophen). Weak opioids are rarely used and only 2.6% of subjects with chronic pain were taking these analgesics. None of the subjects were taking potent opioids. Conclusions: The practice of self‐medication with analgesics is frequent among patients with chronic pain, which may be due to the underprescription of more potent analgesics, such as opioids. It can also be said that, given the data presented, there is no crisis of recreational opioid use in the studied population.Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) Faculdade de Medicina Departamento de AnestesiologiaSociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia Comissão de Medicina PaliativaSociedade Brasileira de AnestesiologiaUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) Faculdade de Medicina Departamento de Saúde PúblicaUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) Faculdade de Medicina Departamento de AnestesiologiaUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) Faculdade de Medicina Departamento de Saúde PúblicaUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Comissão de Medicina PaliativaSociedade Brasileira de AnestesiologiaMoreira de Barros, Guilherme Antonio [UNESP]Calonego, Marco A. Marchetti [UNESP]Mendes, Rannier F. [UNESP]Castro, Raphael A.M. [UNESP]Faria, João F.G. [UNESP]Trivellato, Stella A. [UNESP]Cavalcante, Rodney S. [UNESP]Fukushima, Fernanda B. [UNESP]Dias, Adriano [UNESP]2020-12-12T01:47:03Z2020-12-12T01:47:03Z2019-11-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article529-536http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjan.2019.09.005Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology, v. 69, n. 6, p. 529-536, 2019.1806-907X0034-7094http://hdl.handle.net/11449/19970410.1016/j.bjan.2019.09.0052-s2.0-85075393835Scopusreponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPengporBrazilian Journal of Anesthesiologyinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2024-09-03T14:11:46Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/199704Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestrepositoriounesp@unesp.bropendoar:29462024-09-03T14:11:46Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false |
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The use of analgesics and risk of self‐medication in an urban population sample: cross‐sectional study Uso de analgésicos e o risco da automedicação em amostra de população urbana: estudo transversal |
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The use of analgesics and risk of self‐medication in an urban population sample: cross‐sectional study |
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The use of analgesics and risk of self‐medication in an urban population sample: cross‐sectional study Moreira de Barros, Guilherme Antonio [UNESP] Analgesics Chronic pain Self‐medication Urban population |
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The use of analgesics and risk of self‐medication in an urban population sample: cross‐sectional study |
title_full |
The use of analgesics and risk of self‐medication in an urban population sample: cross‐sectional study |
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The use of analgesics and risk of self‐medication in an urban population sample: cross‐sectional study |
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The use of analgesics and risk of self‐medication in an urban population sample: cross‐sectional study |
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The use of analgesics and risk of self‐medication in an urban population sample: cross‐sectional study |
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Moreira de Barros, Guilherme Antonio [UNESP] |
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Moreira de Barros, Guilherme Antonio [UNESP] Calonego, Marco A. Marchetti [UNESP] Mendes, Rannier F. [UNESP] Castro, Raphael A.M. [UNESP] Faria, João F.G. [UNESP] Trivellato, Stella A. [UNESP] Cavalcante, Rodney S. [UNESP] Fukushima, Fernanda B. [UNESP] Dias, Adriano [UNESP] |
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author |
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Calonego, Marco A. Marchetti [UNESP] Mendes, Rannier F. [UNESP] Castro, Raphael A.M. [UNESP] Faria, João F.G. [UNESP] Trivellato, Stella A. [UNESP] Cavalcante, Rodney S. [UNESP] Fukushima, Fernanda B. [UNESP] Dias, Adriano [UNESP] |
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) Comissão de Medicina Paliativa Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia |
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Moreira de Barros, Guilherme Antonio [UNESP] Calonego, Marco A. Marchetti [UNESP] Mendes, Rannier F. [UNESP] Castro, Raphael A.M. [UNESP] Faria, João F.G. [UNESP] Trivellato, Stella A. [UNESP] Cavalcante, Rodney S. [UNESP] Fukushima, Fernanda B. [UNESP] Dias, Adriano [UNESP] |
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Analgesics Chronic pain Self‐medication Urban population |
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Analgesics Chronic pain Self‐medication Urban population |
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Background and objectives: There are few data in the literature characterizing the pattern of analgesic use in Latin American countries, including Brazil. Little is known about the undertreatment of pain and its influence on the habit of self‐medication with analgesics. The aim of this study is to define the pattern of analgesic use among chronic pain patients and its potential association with self‐medication with analgesics. Method: Cross‐sectional observational study with an urban population sample. Chronic pain was defined as a pain lasting for at least 90 days. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the institution. Results: 416 subjects were included; 45.7% (n = 190) had chronic pain, with females (72.3%; p = 0.04) being the most affected. Self‐medication with analgesics is practiced by 78.4% of patients with chronic pain. The most common current analgesic treatment consists of non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (dipyrone and acetaminophen). Weak opioids are rarely used and only 2.6% of subjects with chronic pain were taking these analgesics. None of the subjects were taking potent opioids. Conclusions: The practice of self‐medication with analgesics is frequent among patients with chronic pain, which may be due to the underprescription of more potent analgesics, such as opioids. It can also be said that, given the data presented, there is no crisis of recreational opioid use in the studied population. |
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