Opioid Use After Hospital Care due to Hip Fracture Among Community-Dwelling Persons With and Without Alzheimer's Disease.

Eveliina LintulaRiikka SöderlingHeidi TaipaleAnna-Maija TolppanenAntti TanskanenJari TiihonenSirpa HartikainenAleksi Hamina

Published in: Drugs & aging (2020)

Frequent opioid use after hospital care due to hip fracture may indicate increased attention to pain among persons with AD. Nevertheless, the benefits and harms of opioid use should be evaluated regularly in community-dwelling older persons.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
hip fracture
healthcare
pain management
palliative care
quality improvement
chronic pain
acute care
adverse drug
neuropathic pain
cognitive decline
emergency department
affordable care act
spinal cord injury
postoperative pain