Table 3 Number and proportion (1-year prevalence and last year first incidence) of users of prescription opioids before and after intervention in municipalities in Central and Northern Norway
From: Can academic detailing reduce opioid prescriptions in chronic non-cancer pain?
Before intervention | After intervention | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of users (1-year prevalence per 1000) | Total number of DDD per user per year (mean) | Number of incident users (1-year incidence per 1000) | Number of users (1-year prevalence per 1000) | Total number of DDD per user per year (mean) | Number of incident users (1-year incidence per 1000) | P number of users intervention versus non intervention | P number of incident users intervention versus non intervention | |
Central Norway | ||||||||
municipalities with intervention | 17,168 (98) | 53.5 | 10 166 (64) | 16,642 (94) | 54.4 | 9630 (60) | ||
p | 0.009 | 0.002 | ||||||
municipalities without intervention | 22,746 (110) | 54.4 | 13,016 (71) | 22,894 (111) | 55.3 | 13,076 (72) | ||
Northern Norway | ||||||||
municipalities with intervention | 11,187 (113) | 56.0 | 6078 (68) | 11,143 (111) | 56.8 | 5934 (66) | ||
p | 0.376 | 0.342 | ||||||
municipalities without intervention | 20,226 (110) | 63.0 | 10,802 (66) | 19,848 (109) | 62.8 | 10,317 (64) | ||