Table 3.
Number of Patients Who Received Each Type of Treatment, Among Patients Who Self-Reported Chronic Pain, by Presence/Timing of Documented Pain Diagnosis (N = 10,091)
| Existing Pain Diagnosis (n = 5763) | Newly Documented Pain Diagnosis (n = 2282) | No Documented Pain Diagnosis (n = 2046) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before Screening | After Screening | Before Screening | After Screening | Before Screening | After Screening | |
| Treatment Category (N%) | ||||||
| Opioid analgesics | 1426 (24.7%) | 1087 (18.9%) | 54 (2.4%) | 134 (5.9%) | 59 (2.9%) | 59 (2.9%) |
| Non-opioid analgesics | 3606 (62.6%) | 2464 (42.8%) | 301 (13.2%) | 1001 (43.9%) | 319 (15.6%) | 331 (16.2%) |
| Onsite physical medicinea | 1864 (32.3%) | 1090 (18.9%) | 32 (1.4%) | 696 (30.5%) | 29 (1.4%) | 41 (2.0%) |
| Referrals for pain-related careb (other than MH/SUD) | 1399 (24.3%) | 814 (14.1%) | 34 (1.5%) | 288 (12.6%) | 55 (2.7%) | 58 (2.8%) |
| MH/SUD medications | 3216 (55.8%) | 2414 (41.9%) | 376 (16.5%) | 692 (30.3%) | 501 (24.5%) | 598 (29.2%) |
| MH/SUD visitsc | 1552 (26.9%) | 1215 (21.1%) | 177 (7.8%) | 359 (15.7%) | 213 (10.4%) | 319 (15.6%) |
| Referrals for MH/SUD care | 526 (9.1%) | 234 (4.1%) | 63 (2.8%) | 144 (6.3%) | 75 (3.7%) | 114 (5.6%) |
Notes: aOnsite physical medicine includes chiropractor and acupuncture. bReferrals for pain-related care include pain management specialist, rheumatology, orthopedic or neurological surgery, and physical therapy and rehabilitation. cMH/SUD visits and external referrals included psychiatrist, psychiatric nurse, clinical psychologist, licensed clinical social worker, licensed professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, and/or alcohol and drug counselor.