The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
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Am J Geriatr Psychiatry · Aug 2016
Multicenter StudyPrevalence and Detection of Prescription Opioid Misuse and Prescription Opioid Use Disorder Among Emergency Department Patients 50 Years of Age and Older: Performance of the Prescription Drug Use Questionnaire, Patient Version.
Despite increased concern about prescription opioid misuse among older adults, there is limited work examining the best means to identify misuse by older adults. The goal of this investigation was to examine the performance the Prescription Drug Use Questionnaire Patient Version (PDUQp), in detecting prescription opioid misuse and prescription opioid use disorders among adult emergency department (ED) patients aged 50 years and older. ⋯ Based on this preliminary work, the PDUQp may be a viable instrument to screen for prescription opioid misuse and prescription opioid use disorder, but it likely requires modifications to optimize its predictive ability in adults over age 50 years.