Anxiety and Fear Avoidance Beliefs and Behavior May Be Significant Risk Factors for Chronic Opioid Analgesic Therapy Reliance for Patients with Chronic Pain—Results from a Preliminary Study

Author:

Silva Marcelina Jasmine1ORCID,Coffee Zhanette2ORCID,Yu Chong Ho3,Martel Marc O4

Affiliation:

1. Founder and former Medical Director of The Focus on Opioid Transitions Program, Integrated Pain Management Medical Group Inc, Walnut Creek, California, USA

2. College of Nursing, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA

3. Department of Behavioral and Applied Science, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California, USA

4. Faculty of Dentistry & Department of Anesthesiology, McGill University, Quebec, Canada

Abstract

Abstract Objective To describe differences between patients with chronic, non-cancer pain (CNCP) who were successfully able to cease full mu agonist chronic opioid analgesic therapy (COAT), and those who exhibited refractory COAT reliance, among those who participated in a multidisciplinary program designed for COAT cessation. Design A retrospective review of electronic medical records (EMR) data was organized for preliminary analysis. Setting A multicenter private practice specializing in CNCP, which received patient referrals from the surrounding geographical area of primary and specialty care offices in Northern California. Subjects Data from 109 patients with CNCP who participated in a multidisciplinary program to cease COAT between the dates of October 2017 to December 2019 were examined. Methods EMR data, pre-COAT cessation, of oral morphine milligram equivalence (MME) and validated questionnaire responses assessing anxiety and fear-based beliefs and behavior, as well as opioid misuse, were extracted and compared between those who successfully ceased COAT and those who did not. Results Patients who were unsuccessful at COAT cessation reported significantly higher Fear Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FAB) scores. No significant differences were found based on incoming MME amounts, Current Opioid Misuse Measure (COMM) or Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK) scores. Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) scores showed a split pattern with unclear significance. Conclusions Results suggest that fear avoidance beliefs and behavior, as measured by the FAB, play a significant role in refractory COAT reliance for patients with CNCP.

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine,Neurology (clinical),General Medicine

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