Correlates of Opioid Use Among Ontario Long-Term Care Residents and Variation by Pain Frequency and Intensity: A Cross-sectional Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic 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.

Objectives

The aims were to estimate the prevalence and correlates of opioid use among non-palliative LTC residents and explore variation in opioid prevalence and correlates across strata defined by pain frequency and intensity.

Methods

We conducted a population-based cross-sectional study of all older (aged > 65 years) LTC residents (excluding those

SUBMITTER: Iacono A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9381389 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature