Associations between pain coping and opioid use: One-month follow-up results of a prospective study in a cohort of traumatic injury patients.

Objective: To examine associations between Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) scores and daily opioid dosage in traumatic injury patients.

Design: This was a prospective cohort study with patient assessments at baseline and 1-month following discharge.

Setting: Study visits were conducted at a Regional Level I Trauma Center and by phone at follow-up.