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Cohort Description: Preventing an Opioid Epidemic in Norway – Focusing on Treatment of Chronic Pain (POINT) – A National Registry-Based Study

Aleksi Hamina1 Norwegian Centre for Addiction Research (SERAF), Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2417-4059View further author information
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Ingvild Odsbu2 Department of Mental Disorders, Division of Mental and Physical Health, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Petter Christian Borchgrevink3 Department of Pain and Complex Disorders, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway;4 Institute of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, NorwayView further author information
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Li-Chia Chen5 Division of Pharmacy and Optometry, School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6158-6645View further author information
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Thomas Clausen1 Norwegian Centre for Addiction Research (SERAF), Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayView further author information
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Ketil Arne Espnes6 Department of Clinical Pharmacology, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway;7 Regional Medicines Information and Pharmacovigilance Centre (RELIS), Department of Clinical Pharmacology, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, NorwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3566-3328View further author information
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Kine Gjesdal8 Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway;9 Center for Alcohol and Drug Research (KORFOR), Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, NorwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0812-0168View further author information
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Marte Handal1 Norwegian Centre for Addiction Research (SERAF), Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway;10 Department of Chronic Diseases, Division of Mental and Physical Health, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, NorwayView further author information
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Sirpa Hartikainen11 School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, FinlandView further author information
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Vidar Hjellvik10 Department of Chronic Diseases, Division of Mental and Physical Health, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, NorwayView further author information
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Marianne Therese Smogeli Holter12 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayView further author information
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Trond Høibø13 Research Unit for General Practice, NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, Bergen, NorwayView further author information
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Geana Paula Kurita14 Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark;15 Department of Oncology, Rigshospitalet Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark;16 Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain and Respiratory Support, Rigshospitalet Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, DenmarkView further author information
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Harald Christian Langaas7 Regional Medicines Information and Pharmacovigilance Centre (RELIS), Department of Clinical Pharmacology, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, NorwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6787-5552View further author information
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Torgeir Gilje Lid8 Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway;9 Center for Alcohol and Drug Research (KORFOR), Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, NorwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0088-411XView further author information
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Torunn Hatlen Nøst3 Department of Pain and Complex Disorders, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway;17 Department of Mental Health, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, NorwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1149-7238View further author information
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Per Sjøgren15 Department of Oncology, Rigshospitalet Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, DenmarkView further author information
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Svetlana Skurtveit1 Norwegian Centre for Addiction Research (SERAF), Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway;2 Department of Mental Disorders, Division of Mental and Physical Health, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, NorwayView further author information
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Pages 1477-1486 | Received 25 Jul 2022, Accepted 25 Oct 2022, Published online: 08 Dec 2022

Figures & data

Figure 1 The four work packages of the POINT project.

Figure 1 The four work packages of the POINT project.

Table 1 Overview of the Mandatory Health- and Population Registers Included in the POINT Project

Table 2 Demographic Characteristics of the Cohorts at Index Date. Note That One Person Can Be Included in Both Cohorts

Table 3 Primary and Secondary Care Diagnoses in the Cohorts on the Index Date or Any Time Before It in 2008–2019

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