Temporal Trends in Analgesic Use in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Systematic Review of International Prescribing.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To explore global changes in the prescription of analgesic drugs over time in the international long-term care (LTC) population.

Design

Systematic review.

Setting

We included original research articles in English, published and unpublished, that included number of participants, country and year(s) of data collection, and prescription of analgesics (analgesics not otherwise specified, opioids, acetaminophen; scheduled only, or scheduled plus as needed (PRN)).

Participants

LTC residents.

Measurements

We searched PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts, PsycINFO, Cochrane, Web of Science, Google Scholar, using keywords for LTC facilities and analgesic medication; hand-searched references of eligible papers; correspondence.

SUBMITTER: La Frenais FL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5838548 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature