title: Opioid use in patients presenting with pain in Zahedan, Islamic Republic of Iran.
abstract: To study the prevalence and factors associated with opioid use in pain, 480 consecutive patients with a chief complaint of pain were interviewed at 10 clinics in Zahedan. The data were analysed in relation to 18 possible associated factors. The prevalence of opioid use was 28.5% in patients presenting with pain. There was no significant relation between opioid use and chronic pain (> or = 6 months), but there was a relationship with the following 5 factors: previous opioid use by friends (72.9% versus 20.4% without friends using), occupation (58.5% private sector employees/self-employed versus 17.4% housewives), cigarette smoking (60.8% versus 21.8% not smoking), consultation for a psychological problem (38.3% versus 23.3% without), and death of a spouse (60.0% versus 26.1% without).
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Sistan va Baluchestan, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rahimi-Movaghar
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rakhshani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mohammadi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rahimi-Movaghar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015984:Causality; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications; D009790:Occupations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D015995:Prevalence; D012651:Self Medication / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid