Association between opioid use disorder and palliative care: a cohort study using linked health administrative data in Ontario, Canada

Original research

Lau, Jenny et al

Release Date

2024

Geography

Canada

Language of Resource

English

Full Text Available

Yes

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Yes

Peer Reviewed

Yes

Objective

This study sought to compare palliative care provision for decedents with and without Opioid Use Disorder (OUD).

Findings/Key points

People with OUD are less likely to receive palliative care in communities during the 90 days before death.

Design/methods

A cohort study was conducted using health administrative databases in Ontario, Canada, to identify people who died between July 1, 2015, and Dec. 31, 2021. The exposure was OUD. Secondary outcomes included setting, initiation, and intensity of palliative care.

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Keywords

Barriers and enablers

Chronic disease

Hesitancy of prescribers

Mortality

Outcomes

Overdose

Stigma