2023
Trends in new and persistent opioid use in older adults with and without cancer
Baum L, KC M, Soulos P, Jeffery M, Ruddy K, Lerro C, Lee H, Graham D, Rivera D, Leapman M, Jairam V, Dinan M, Gross C, Park H. Trends in new and persistent opioid use in older adults with and without cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2023, 116: 316-323. PMID: 37802882, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djad206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdditional opioid useNew opioid useOpioid useNon-metastatic cancerPersistent opioid useRetrospective cohort studySolid tumor malignanciesClinical strataEligible patientsNaïve patientsOpioid prescribingMetastatic patientsSurgery patientsCohort studySEER-MedicareMetastatic cancerPatientsTumor malignancyCancerOlder adultsSurgeryRandom sampleAdditional useChemotherapyPrescribing
2021
Opioid Prescribing and Use Among Cancer Survivors: A Mapping Review of Observational and Intervention Studies
Check DK, Avecilla R, Mills C, Dinan MA, Kamal AH, Murphy B, Rezk S, Winn A, Oeffinger K. Opioid Prescribing and Use Among Cancer Survivors: A Mapping Review of Observational and Intervention Studies. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2021, 63: e397-e417. PMID: 34748896, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2021.10.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid useOpioid prescribingCancer survivorsHigh-risk opioid prescribingLong-term opioid useEvidence synthesisContinued opioid useLate opioid usePersistent opioid useProlonged opioid useChronic opioid useUse of opioidsHigh-risk medicationsOpioid use outcomesFull-text reviewTitles/abstractsOpioid misuseChronic useInclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaIntervention studiesInterventional researchPrescribingProlonged useStudy design