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Table 2 Chronic conditions, health care utilization, and satisfaction (NorComt study, Norway, 2012-2016)

From: Large and non-specific somatic disease burdens among ageing, long-term opioid maintenance treatment patients

 

N (%)

If yes, treatment past 6 mo. N (%)

Chronic conditions

 Any chronic condition

99 (73.5)

--

 Amount of chronic conditions (mean, SD)

1.18 (1.11)

--

 Hepatitis C

82 (52.9)

10 (12.2)

  Unknown

8 (5.2)

--

 Asthma

33 (21.3)

28 (84.8)

  Unknown

8 (5.2)

--

 Hepatitis B

22 (14.3)

--

  Unknown

7 (4.5)

--

 High blood pressure

16 (10.3)

9 (56.3)

  Unknown

12 (7.7)

--

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

12 (7.8)

7 (58.3)

  Unknown

8 (5.2)

--

 Heart diseases

9 (5.8)

6 (66.7)

  Unknown

8 (5.2)

--

 Diabetes

4 (2.6)

3 (75.0)

  Unknown

6 (3.9)

--

 Liver cirrhosis

3 (1.9)

0 (0.0)

  Unknown

12 (7.8)

--

 HIV

3 (1.9)

2 (66.7)

Unknown

3 (1.9)

--

 Cancer

1 (0.6)

0 (0.0)

  Unknown

9 (5.8)

--

Health care utilization, past 6 months

 Appointment with general practitioner

126 (80.6)

 

 Other somatic health care appointment

82 (52.6)

 

Satisfaction

  

 Overall satisfaction with OMT

  

  Satisfied

94 (61.8)

 

  Both satisfied and dissatisfied

46 (30.3)

 

  Dissatisfied

12 (7.9)

 

 Physical health compared to before OMT

  

  Better

95 (61.7)

 

  Same as before

18 (11.7)

 

  Worse

41 (26.6)

 

 Sexual functioning

  

  Very good

20 (14.2)

 

  Good

45 (31.9)

 

  Neither good nor poor

34 (24.1)

 

  Poor

19 (13.5)

 

  Very poor

23 (16.3)

 
  1. Almost three quarters of the patients reported having a chronic condition More than half reported having hepatitis C, for which only one eighth received treatment in the last six months. Most patients had seen a general practitioner in the past six months, and the majority was satisfied with OMT. A third of the patients reported having poor sexual functioning
  2. OMT opioid maintenance treatment