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Assessment of Dependence in Activities of Daily Living Among Older Patients in an Acute Care Unit
Published on: September 30, 2020
[Palliative care of patients receiving opioid substitution therapy]
H Hoffmann-Menzel1,2, J Goldmann3, M Kern4,5
1Zentrum für Palliativmedizin, Malteser Krankenhaus Seliger Gerhard Bonn/Rhein-Sieg, Von-Hompesch-Str. 1, 53123, Bonn, Deutschland. helmut.hoffmann-menzel@malteser.org.
Abstract:
Patients with opioid use disorder survive longer and reach higher ages due to harm reduction and maintenance programs. Therefor and because of concomitant comorbidities there is an increased incidence of life-limiting diseases. Thus, increasing numbers of patients with opioid use disorder or in maintenance programs will require palliative care. However, both inpatient and outpatient service providers are uncertain about providing palliative care for these patients. Home-care teams and inpatient hospices have been known to refuse admission for patients with opioid use disorder. Providing medical care to patients receiving substitution therapy can be challenging because maintenance programs require strict compliance with their rules and regulations; however, an individualized approach with knowledge of basic legal requirements enables good palliative care. In this manner, it is possible to ensure healthcare for these aging patients.
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