Opioid and Other Medication Use and General Health Status in a Cohort of Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to determine whether the use of opioids and other medications in a cohort of older adults was associated with self-reported health status.

Methods

Among participants in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) Screening Trial linked to Medicare Part D claims data and answering a quality-of-life questionnaire, we examined the relationship between medication use over a 5-year period and various self-reported health status variables assessed several years later, including overall health status (STATUS) and trouble with activities of daily living (TADL). Multivariable logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) for the health status variables and metrics of medication use, including >60-day use, and for opiates, chroni

SUBMITTER: Pinsky PF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8429512 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature