The Association of Long-Term Opioid Use With Health Care and Home Care Service Use Among Aged Home Care Clients

TitleThe Association of Long-Term Opioid Use With Health Care and Home Care Service Use Among Aged Home Care Clients
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2023
AuthorsMörttinen-Vallius HP, Huhtala HSA, Hartikainen SA, Jämsen ERK
JournalJournal of the American Medical Directors Association
Volume24
Issue6
Pagination798-803.e1
ISBN Number1525-8610
Accession Number36581308
Keywords*Analgesics, Opioid/therapeutic use, *Home Care Services, Aged, Delivery of Health Care, health care service use, home care, Humans, opioids, pain, Resident assessment instrument, Retrospective Studies
Abstract

Objectives: To compare health care and home care service utilization, mortality, and long-term care admissions between long-term opioid users and nonusers among aged home care clients.
DOI10.1016/j.jamda.2022.11.023
Link

https://www.jamda.com/article/S1525-8610(22)00920-3/fulltext