Risk factors for opioid-related adverse drug events among older adults after hospital discharge.

Shoshana J HerzigTimothy S AndersonYoojin JungLong H NgoEllen P McCarthy

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2021)

Potential opioid-related ADEs occurred within 30 days of hospital discharge in 7.0% of older adults discharged from a medical hospitalization with an opioid prescription. Identified risk factors can be used to inform physician decision-making, conversations with older adults about risk, and development and targeting of harm reduction strategies.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
adverse drug
pain management
risk factors
decision making
physical activity
emergency department
healthcare
primary care
drug induced
cancer therapy
advance care planning