Factors Associated with Opioid Use in a Cohort of Patients Presenting for Surgery
Table 2
Patient characteristics amongst opioid use subgroups.
Illicit preoperative opioid use
Legitimate preoperative opioid use
Preoperative characteristic (SD)
Patients ()
14
21
Age (y)
52 (17)
57 (12)
Male gender ()
43% (6)
43% (9)
Baseline pain other than surgical site (0–10)
3.79 (2.58)
3.76 (2.81)
Baseline pain at surgical site (0–10)
3.36 (3.43)
3.62 (2.64)
Self-Perceived Risk of Addiction
1.57 (0.65)
1.43 (0.60)
History of Addiction Treatment ()
7% (1)
5% (1)
SOAPP-R score
23.00 (16.03)
18.43 (11.74)
Used tobacco regularly (lifetime) ()
57% (8)
38% (8)
Beck Depression Inventory-II score
19.92 (15.28)
13.35 (9.98)
Anxiety Sensitivity Index Score
22.71 (18.31)
18.52 (14.17)
Fear of Pain Score
74.29 (25.88)
72.10 (22.11)
Primary Care PTSD Screen Score
1.15 (1.57)
0.85 (1.46)
PSQI Total Score
9.58 (4.08)
10.55 (4.56)
Surgery type ()
Thoracotomy
21% (3)
19% (4)
Total knee replacement
29% (4)
29% (6)
Total hip replacement
29% (4)
48% (10)
Radical mastectomy
21% (3)
5% (1)
Lumpectomy
0% (0)
0% (0)
SOAPP-R, Screener and Opioid Assessment for Patients with Pain-Revised; PTSD, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; PSQI, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Eight patients reported both illicit and legitimate preoperative opioid use. Values are presented as means and SD except where noted otherwise.
