Comparative Safety of Short‐Acting Opioid Dose Escalation and Long‐Acting Opioid Initiation in Nursing Home Residents
There is limited evidence to inform the clinical judgment between escalating the SAO dose or incorporating a LAO. Our study suggests increased risks of delirium in nursing home residents with nonmalignant pain when switching or adding an LAO to the opioid regimen relative to increasing the dose of SAOs.
Authors
- Shao‐Hsien Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4317-4986)
- Hye‐Young Jung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8229-3588)
- Anthony P. Nunes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9102-3600)
- Kate L. Lapane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9957-7747)
- Jayne Pawasauskas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5480-0837)
- Yiyang Yuan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8322-5648)
- Jonggyu Baek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9199-798X)
- Anne L. Hume
Institutions
- University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (US)
- University of Rhode Island (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Published
- 2025-03-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.19417
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88
Funders
- National Institute of Nursing Research