Exploratory study examining associations between prescription opioid dose and delay discounting in patients with chronic pain

• Published in: Journal of opioid management Vol. 15; no. 1; p. 19
• Main Authors: Morasco, Benjamin J, Dobscha, Steven K, Hyde, Stephanie, Mitchell, Suzanne H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2019
• Subjects: Analgesics, Opioid - therapeutic use; Chronic Pain - drug therapy; Chronic Pain - psychology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Delay Discounting; Humans; Prospective Studies

Although some research has identified correlates of high-dose opioid prescriptions, relatively little is known about factors that lead to higher doses. Delay discounting (DD), defined as the subjective value of a reward declining as a function of the delay to that reward, is an objective measure of...