Original research
by
Weber, Andrea N. et al
Release Date
2023
Geography
USA
Language of Resource
English
Full Text Available
No
Open Access / OK to Reproduce
No
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Objective
We evaluate current trends in mortality for treatment-seeking older adults (OAs; age 55+ years).
Findings/Key points
Of the 26,993 OA treatment discharges, 679 people were discharged due to death (2.52%). OAs with MOUD (3.65%) were significantly more likely to discharge due to death than those without MOUD. Most records were for nonintensive outpatient, which had the highest mortality; intensive services had a mortality rate of 0.61%. Among OAs, planned MOUD with nonintensive outpatient services had a mortality rate of 4.17%.
Design/methods
Treatment Episode Data Set—Discharges (TEDS-D) database (26,993 treatment discharges)
Keywords
Mortality
Substitution/OAT
