Joseph W. LeMaster

May 13, 2024 | jabfm.org | Sebastian Tong |Kansas City |Maria G Prado |Joseph W. LeMaster

AbstractBackground: The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted how primary care patients with chronic pain received care. Our study sought to understand how long-term opioid therapy (LtOT) for chronic pain changed over the course of the pandemic overall and for different demographic subgroups. Methods: We used data from electronic health records of 64 primary care clinics across Washington state and Idaho to identify patients who had a chronic pain diagnosis and were receiving long-term opioid therapy.