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Papers: 9 Nov 2019 - 15 Nov 2019

RESEARCH TYPE:
Psychology


Human Studies


2019


PLoS One


14


11

Factors associated with persistently high-cost health care utilization for musculoskeletal pain.

Authors

Lentz TA, Harman JS, Marlow NM, Beneciuk JM, Fillingim RB, George SZ
PLoS One. 2019; 14(11):e0225125.
PMID: 31710655.

Abstract

Musculoskeletal pain conditions incur high costs and produce significant personal and public health consequences, including disability and opioid-related mortality. Persistence of high-cost health care utilization for musculoskeletal pain may help identify system inefficiencies that could limit value of care. The objective of this study was to identify factors associated with persistent high-cost utilization among individuals seeking health care for musculoskeletal pain.