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Community Opioid Dispensing After Injury (CODI): Protocol for a Population-Based Data Linkage Study.
Cate M Cameron1,2, Victoria McCreanor1,2, Rania Shibl3
1Jamieson Trauma Institute, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Metro North Health, Brisbane, Australia.
JMIR Research Protocols
|April 12, 2022
Summary
This study links injury hospitalization and opioid dispensing data in Queensland to understand opioid use patterns after injury. Findings will inform public policy and interventions to reduce opioid misuse and dependence.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Epidemiology
- Health Services Research
Background:
- Urgent need to reduce prescription opioid harms and misuse following injury.
- Opioid misuse negatively impacts individuals, families, and communities.
- Linking hospitalization and dispensing data can illuminate injury-related opioid trajectories.
Purpose of the Study:
- Examine distribution and predictors of high or prolonged community opioid dispensing.
- Analyze opioid use for 2 years post-injury hospitalization.
- Inform targeted public policy and interventions for injured populations.
Main Methods:
- Retrospective, population-based cohort study in Queensland, Australia.
- Linked statewide hospital admissions, opioid dispensing, and mortality data (2014-2017).
- Included adults hospitalized for injury; analyzed opioid dispensing 3 months pre- to 2 years post-admission.
Main Results:
- Data extraction and linkage completed; data management and analysis underway.
- Analysis for blunt chest trauma patients expected in 2022.
- Study will identify factors associated with opioid dispensing patterns post-injury.
Conclusions:
- Limited current knowledge on opioid dispensing prevalence and patterns post-injury in Queensland.
- Study provides crucial population-level insights into high and long-term opioid dispensing.
- Findings will guide healthcare service planning, delivery, and evaluation for injured individuals.
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