Department of Pharmacotherapy & Outcomes Science, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, 410 N 12th St. Richmond, VA 23298, USA; Geriatric Pharmacotherapy Program, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, 410 N 12th St. Richmond, VA 23298, USA; Institute for Inclusion, Inquiry and Innovation (iCubed): Health and Wellness in Aging Populations Core, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
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Geriatr Nurs. 2022 Jul-Aug;46:118-124. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2022.05.002. Epub 2022 Jun 6.
The increasing prevalence of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and opioid use disorder (OUD) is part of a national health crisis and reflects an unfortunate trend among populations of older adults. Opioid Use Disorder and opioid-related mortalities are also rising among older adults following this trend. Compared to younger populations, the effect of SUD and OUD on quality of life (QOL) in older adults is complex and poorly understood. This scoping review explores how QOL has been evaluated in high-risk subpopulations of older adults with SUD, specifically OUD. The articles reviewed for this paper targeted studies measuring QOL in older adults with OUD. We uncovered a paucity of literature devoted to studying interventions to improve QOL in older adults with OUD. This review supports further research on clinical interventions targeting improving QOL for older adults with OUD.
物质使用障碍（SUD）和阿片类药物使用障碍（OUD）的患病率不断上升，是国家卫生危机的一部分，反映了老年人群体中一个不幸的趋势。随着这一趋势的发展，阿片类药物使用障碍和与阿片类药物相关的死亡率也在老年人群体中上升。与年轻人群相比，SUD 和 OUD 对老年人生活质量（QOL）的影响更为复杂，也不太为人理解。本范围综述探讨了 SUD 高危老年亚人群（特别是 OUD）中 QOL 是如何得到评估的。本文综述所回顾的文章针对的是衡量老年 OUD 患者 QOL 的研究。我们发现，致力于研究改善老年 OUD 患者 QOL 的干预措施的文献很少。这一综述支持进一步研究针对改善老年 OUD 患者 QOL 的临床干预措施。
