Publications by authors named "Kathryn Rintoul"
The present review sought to examine and summarise the unique experience of concurrent pain and psychiatric conditions, that is often neglected, within the population of homeless individuals. Furthermore, the review examined factors that work to aggravate pain and those that have been shown to improve pain management. Electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, psycINFO, and Web of Science) and the grey literature (Google Scholar) were searched.
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- Opioid use, both prescribed and non-prescribed, is common among marginalized groups, often starting from prescribed pain medications.
- A study interviewed 440 individuals living in precarious housing about their bodily pain and opioid use over the past month to explore the pain-opioid use relationship.
- Results showed that factors like being female, younger age, and early exposure to opioids predicted current use, but surprisingly, there was no link between current bodily pain levels and opioid use.