CO-MORBID PAIN SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS SECTION: Evaluating chronic pain as a risk factor for COVID-19 complications among New York State Medicaid beneficiaries: a retrospective claims analysis

• Published in: Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) Vol. 24; no. 12; p. 1296
• Main Authors: Perry, Allison, Wheeler-Ma, Terlizzi, Kelly, Krawczyk, Noa, Jent, Victoria, Hasin, Deborah S, Neighbors, Charles, Mannes, Zachary L, Doan, Lisa V, Pamplin, John R., II, Townsend, Tarlise N, Crystal, Stephen, Ma, Cerda, Magdalena
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 01.12.2023
• Subjects: Chronic pain; Comorbidity; Complications and side effects; Substance abuse; United States

Objective: To assess whether chronic pain increases the risk of COVID-19 complications and whether opioid use disorder (OUD) differentiates this risk among New York State Medicaid beneficiaries. Design, Setting, and Subjects: This was a retrospective cohort study of New York State Medicaid claims da...