Health Disparities of Healthcare Utilization and Opioid Use Disorders among Chronic Pain Patients: Examination of a Representative National Inpatient Sample of US Hospitals from 2016–2020

Jeong-Hui Park, Prochnow, T, Smith, ML, Kim, SJ
February, 2025
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Abstract

NIS 2016–2020 (weighted n≈195,350 chronic pain inpatients): OUD prevalence rose from 14.0% to 19.3%; OUD associated with ~22% higher hospital charges and ~38% longer stays. Middle-aged (40–69) and urban/Midwest residents had higher OUD odds; minority patients with OUD incurred higher charges and LOS than White counterparts.

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2
Publication
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
opioid use disorder chronic pain hospital charges length of stay health disparities
Jeong-Hui Park
Jeong-Hui Park
Assistant Professor University of Oklahoma

Jeong-Hui Park, PhD, is a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Health and Exercise Science at the University of Oklahoma, following her doctoral training at Texas A&M University and postdoctoral research at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.