Table 1.
Patient self-reported characteristics for the overall sample and stratified by whether the patient had a pain medicine agreement, as reported by their primary care provider (PCP) (N(%) unless noted)
| Overall sample |
PCP reported patient had a pain agreement |
PCP reported patient did not have a pain agreement |
p-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N=84) | (N=36) | (N=48) | ||
| Age (mean (SD)) | 50.3 (7.4) | 51.5 (5.1) | 49.3 (8.6) | 0.19 |
| Income (median (IQR)) | $900 (99) | $900 (110) | $901 (84) | 0.55 |
| Male sex at birth | 48 (57.1) | 23 (63.9) | 25 (52.1) | 0.28 |
| Race | ||||
| white | 30 (34.9) | 13 (36.1) | 17 (35.4) | 0.54 |
| African-American | 43 (51.2) | 20 (55.6) | 23 (47.9) | |
| other or mixed race | 11 (13.1) | 3 (8.3) | 8 (16.6) | |
| Less than high school education | 27 (32.5) | 11 (30.6) | 16 (34.0) | 0.74 |
| Pain of severe intensity b | 72 (85.7) | 34 (94.4) | 38 (79.2) | 0.06 |
| Prescription for long-acting opioid b | 49 (58.3) | 20 (55.6) | 29 (60.4) | 0.66 |
| Current smoker at baseline | 61 (72.6) | 33 (91.7) | 28 (58.3) | 0.001 |
| Lifetime history of substance use disorder c | 59 (72.8) | 26 (72.2) | 33 (73.3) | 0.91 |
| Lifetime history of alcohol use disorder d | 48 (58.5) | 23 (63.9) | 25 (54.4) | 0.38 |
| Screener and Opioid Assessment for Patients with Pain total score (mean (SD)) |
22.3 (10.0) | 26.0 (9.7) | 19.5 (9.3) | 0.003 |
a
p-value from test of association between patient characteristic and whether the patient had a pain medicine agreement (reported by PCPs)
b
ever endorsed at quarterly interviews during year covered by the PCP’s report
c
n=81; DIS-IV diagnosis of abuse or dependence relating to cocaine, methamphetamine, and/or heroin/opiates
d
n=82; DIS-IV diagnosis of abuse or dependence relating to alcohol