The Association of Cognitive Status and Post-Operative Opioid Prescribing in Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the differences in opioid prescribing by cognitive status following common elective surgical procedures among Medicare beneficiaries.

Background

Older individuals commonly experience changes in cognition with age. Although opioid prescribing is common after surgery, differences in opioid prescribing after surgery by cognitive status are poorly understood.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective analysis of patients ≥65 years participating in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) linked with Medicare claims data who underwent surgeries between January 2007 and November 2016 and had cognitive assessments before the index operation. Cognitive status was defined as normal cognition, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), or dementia. Outcomes assessed were ini

SUBMITTER: Shabet CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10513135 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature