Risk of injury associated with opioid use in older adults.
J Am Geriatr Soc
; 58(9): 1664-70, 2010 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-20863326
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To estimate the dose-related risk of injuries in older adults associated with the use of low-, medium-, and high-potency opioids.DESIGN:
Historical population-based cohort study 2001 to 2003.SETTING:
Quebec, Canada's, universal healthcare system.PARTICIPANTS:
Four hundred three thousand three hundred thirty-nine adults aged 65 and older. MEASUREMENTS Population-based health databases were used to measure preexisting risk factors for injuries in 2001/02 and drug use and injuries during follow-up (2003). Type and dose of opioids were measured as time-dependent variables, as were other drugs that may increase the risk of injury from sedating side-effects or hypotension. The risk of injury per one adult dose increase in opioid dose was estimated using multivariate Cox proportional hazards models.RESULTS:
During the follow-up year, 50.7% of the study population were prescribed drugs with sedating side effects, 15.3% were prescribed an opioid, 20.7% were concurrently using more than one sedating medication, and 3.7% were treated for an injury, fractures (55.1%) being the most common. After adjusting for concurrent drug use and baseline risk factors, low- (hazard ratio (HR)=1.36, 95% confidence interval (CI)=1.33-1.39) and intermediate-potency (HR=1.05, 95% CI=1.02-1.07) opioids were associated with the risk of injury. Use of codeine combinations was associated with the highest risk of injury, a 127% greater risk (HR=2.27, 95% CI=2.21-2.34) per one adult dose increase. (The mean World Health Organization standardized dose in the study population was 1.71 ± 0.85 adult doses.)CONCLUSION:
Opioids increase the risk of injury in older adults, particularly codeine combinations.
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Assunto principal:
Cuidados Paliativos
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Ferimentos e Lesões
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Sedação Consciente
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Analgésicos Opioides
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article