Trends in Risk-Adjusted Initiation and Reduction of Opioid Use among Veterans With Dementia in US Department of Veterans Affairs Community Living Centers
Wang H, Cai S, Caprio T, Goulet J, Intrator O. Trends in Risk-Adjusted Initiation and Reduction of Opioid Use among Veterans With Dementia in US Department of Veterans Affairs Community Living Centers. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2023, 24: 1061-1067.e4. PMID: 36963437, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2023.02.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity Living CentersAdministration dayOpioid cohortMinimum Data SetOpioid administrationGuideline periodVeterans Affairs Community Living CentersLiving CentersMedication administration dataReduction of opioidsSafe pain reliefNursing home residentsFacility-level characteristicsHealth care professionalsVA Central OfficeQuality of careOpioid initiationOpioid dosageNonpharmacologic treatmentsOpioid usePain reliefOpioid misuseRetrospective studyCLC residentsBenzodiazepine administration