Gender differences in physical morbidity in opioid agonist treatment patients: population-based cohort studies from the Czech Republic and Norway.
Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy
; 18(1): 47, 2023 07 28.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Physical diseases represent a significant burden for opioid agonist treatment (OAT) patients. This study described physical morbidity in two national cohorts of OAT patients focusing on gender differences.METHODS:
This population-based cohort study linking multiple health registers investigated physical diseases (ICD-10) in patients receiving OAT in the Czech Republic (N = 4,280) and Norway (N = 11,389) during 2010-2019. Gender-stratified analysis was performed.RESULTS:
Overall, we found a large burden of physical morbidity across gender groups in OAT patients. In the Czech Republic and Norway, women in OAT had a significantly higher prevalence of physical diseases across most diagnostic chapters, notably genitourinary diseases and neoplasms. Injuries/external causes and infectious/parasitic diseases were among the most common diseases in both women and men. Viral hepatitis accounted for over half of infectious morbidity in women and men in both cohorts.CONCLUSIONS:
Our findings support the need for early screening, detection, and treatment of diseases and conditions across organ systems and the integration of health promotion activities to reduce physical morbidity in OAT patients. The gender differences underline the need for a tailored approach to address specific medical conditions.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Analgesics, Opioid
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Opioid-Related Disorders
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy
Journal subject:
TRANSTORNOS RELACIONADOS COM SUBSTANCIAS
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
República Checa