Prevalence of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs prescribed for osteoarthritis : A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

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Yang, Zijing, Mathieson, Stephanie, Kobayashi, Sarah, Abdel Shaheed, Christina, Nogueira, Leandro Alberto Calazans, Simic, Milena, Machado, Gustavo and McLachlan, Andrew J.. (2023). Prevalence of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs prescribed for osteoarthritis : A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Arthritis Care and Research. 75(11), pp. 2345-2358. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.25157
AuthorsYang, Zijing, Mathieson, Stephanie, Kobayashi, Sarah, Abdel Shaheed, Christina, Nogueira, Leandro Alberto Calazans, Simic, Milena, Machado, Gustavo and McLachlan, Andrew J.
Abstract

Objective
Our systematic review aimed to investigate the proportion of participants with osteoarthritis who were prescribed nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) by their health care provider.

Methods
Electronic databases were searched for observational studies reporting NSAID prescribing to participants with diagnosed osteoarthritis of any region. Risk of bias was assessed using a tool designed for observational studies measuring prevalence. Random and fixed-effects meta-analysis was used. Meta-regression investigated study-level factors associated with prescribing. The overall evidence quality was assessed using Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation criteria.

Results
Fifty-one studies were included, published between 1989 and 2022, with 6,494,509 participants. The mean age of participants was 64.7 years (95% confidence interval [95% CI] 62.4, 67.0; n = 34 studies). Most studies were from Europe and Central Asia (n = 23 studies), and North America (n = 12 studies). Most studies were judged to be at low risk of bias (75%). Heterogeneity was eliminated when removing studies with a high risk of bias, to give a pooled estimate of NSAIDs prescribing to participants with osteoarthritis of 43.8% (95% CI 36.8, 51.1; moderate quality of evidence). Meta-regression determined that prescribing was associated with year (decreased prescribing over time; P = 0.05) and geographic region (P = 0.03; higher in Europe and Central Asia and in South Asia than in North America) but not with clinical setting.

Conclusion
Data from over 6.4 million participants with osteoarthritis between 1989 and 2022 indicate that NSAID prescribing has decreased over time and that prescribing differs between geographic locations.

Year2023
JournalArthritis Care and Research
Journal citation75 (11), pp. 2345-2358
PublisherWiley Periodicals LLC
ISSN2151-464X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.25157
PubMed ID37221152
Scopus EID2-s2.0-85162114885
Open accessPublished as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
Page range2345-2358
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Deposited01 Apr 2025
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