Correlates of Opioid Use Among Ontario Long-Term Care Residents and Variation by Pain Frequency and Intensity: A Cross-sectional Analysis.
Anita IaconoMichael A CampitelliSusan E BronskillDavid B HoganAndrea IaboniLaura C MaclaganTara GomesMina TadrousCharity EvansAndrea GruneirQi GuanThomas HadjistavropoulosCecilia CottonSudeep S GillDallas P SeitzJoanne HoColleen J MaxwellPublished in: Drugs & aging (2022)
Our findings describe resident sub-groups at potentially higher risk of adverse health outcomes in relation to both opioid use and non-use. LTC clinical and policy changes informed by research are required to ensure the appropriate recognition and management of non-cancer pain in this setting.