The prevalence of and exact indications for daily opioid use among aged home care clients with and without dementia.

Heidi Mörttinen-ValliusSirpa HartikainenLauri SeineläEsa Jämsen

Published in: Aging clinical and experimental research (2020)

Home care clients use opioids for long periods of time for pain related mostly to musculoskeletal disorders, although the effectiveness of long-term opioid use is not clear. The lack of effective or suitable options for management of pain might explain the situation.

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