Differences in opioid prescriptions between subjects with and without intellectual and developmental disability during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Objective: This study compared opioid prescription rates between individuals with and without intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) in Utah from 2019 to 2021. Methods: Using the 2019–2021 Utah All Payer Claims Database (APCD), we analyzed adults aged 18–62 in 2019, matching those with IDD...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Substance Use Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 190 - 198 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Apr2026
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=192252918&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 192252918 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 14659891 ILV jtl: Journal of Substance Use issn: 14659891 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Apr2026 vid: 31 iid: 2 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 192252918 184592261 192252918 192252918 10.1080/14659891.2025.2494540 192252918 ppf: 190 ppct: 8 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Differences in opioid prescriptions between subjects with and without intellectual and developmental disability during the COVID-19 pandemic. aug: au: Kim, Jaewhan Abbinanti, Alan Ben-Umeh, Kenechukwu C. Sanchez, Joseph Waitzman, Norm Jones, Kyle affil: Department of Physical Therapy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA sug: subj: Intellectual Disability Drug Therapy Developmental Disabilities Drug Therapy Narcotics Administration and Dosage Prescribing Patterns Trends COVID-19 Pandemic Drugs, Prescription Funding Source Human Male Female Adolescence Adult Middle Age Descriptive Statistics Utah Narcotics Supply and Distribution Data Analysis Software Confidence Intervals Age Factors Sex Factors Telemedicine Retrospective Design Record Review Prospective Studies Adolescent: 13-18 years Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Male Female ab: Objective: This study compared opioid prescription rates between individuals with and without intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) in Utah from 2019 to 2021. Methods: Using the 2019–2021 Utah All Payer Claims Database (APCD), we analyzed adults aged 18–62 in 2019, matching those with IDD to those without. We examined opioid prescription frequency, total days of supply, and average morphine milligram equivalents (MME) per prescription each year. Linear random-effects models and negative binomial regression with a random intercept were used. Results: In 2020, individuals with IDD received 40% fewer opioid prescriptions (IRR = 0.60, p < 0.01) and 43% fewer in 2021 (IRR = 0.57, p < 0.01). They also had 1.10 fewer days of supply in 2020 (β = -1.10, p < 0.01) and 1.77 fewer in 2021 (β = -1.77, p < 0.01). MME per prescription was 1.51 lower in 2020 (β = -1.51, p < 0.01) and 1.46 lower in 2021 (β= − 1.46, p < 0.01). Conclusions: Despite an overall increase in opioid prescriptions during the pandemic, individuals with IDD received fewer prescriptions, less medication, and lower MME. Future research should examine whether fewer opioid prescriptions of subjects with IDD may indicate potential disparity or benefits. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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