Journal article
Correlates of Opioid Use Among Ontario Long-Term Care Residents and Variation by Pain Frequency and Intensity: A Cross-sectional Analysis
Abstract
BackgroundChronic non-cancer pain is common among older residents of long-term care (LTC) homes and often poorly recognized and treated. With heightened concerns regarding opioid prescribing in recent years, it is important to examine the current prevalence of opioid use and its association with resident characteristics to help identify those potentially at risk of medication harms as well as suboptimal pain management.ObjectivesThe aims were …
Authors
Iacono A; Campitelli MA; Bronskill SE; Hogan DB; Iaboni A; Maclagan LC; Gomes T; Tadrous M; Evans C; Gruneir A
Journal
Drugs & Aging, Vol. 39, No. 10, pp. 811–827
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
October 2022
DOI
10.1007/s40266-022-00972-9
ISSN
1170-229X