Quality of life in older adults with opioid use disorder: A scoping review

Marissa Mackiewicz; Roy E Brown; Elvin T Price; Lana Sargent

doi:10.1016/j.gerinurse.2022.05.002

Quality of life in older adults with opioid use disorder: A scoping review

Geriatr Nurs. 2022 Jul-Aug:46:118-124. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2022.05.002. Epub 2022 Jun 6.

Authors

Marissa Mackiewicz¹, Roy E Brown², Elvin T Price³, Lana Sargent⁴

Affiliations

¹ 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. Electronic address: mkmackiewicz@vcu.edu.
² Heatlh Science Library, Virginia Commonwealth University Library, 509 N 12th St, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
³ 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.
⁴ 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; School of Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1100 E Leigh St. Richmond, VA 23298, USA.

PMID: 35679697
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2022.05.002

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Interventions; Older adults; Opioid use disorder; Quality of Life; Review.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Analgesics, Opioid / adverse effects
Humans
Opioid-Related Disorders* / epidemiology
Prevalence
Quality of Life*

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid