新西兰老年人阿片类药物使用模式,2007-2018年
Hoda Fahmy1, Amy Hai Yan Chan1, Gary Cheung2
1School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Australasian journal on ageing
|January 20, 2024
概括
在2007-2018年期间,65岁以上的新西兰成年人中,阿片类药物的使用和分发增加了. 监测这些趋势对于预防这种脆弱人群的不良事件至关重要.
科学领域:
- 老年医学 老年医学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 药理学 药理学是指药理学的学科.
背景情况:
- 全球阿片类药物使用的增加需要了解特定的人口结构中的模式.
- 关于新西兰和国际上老年人中阿片类药物使用的数据有限.
- 老年人代表了一个易受阿片类药物相关不良事件影响的脆弱人群.
研究的目的:
- 确定65岁及以上的新西兰成年人中阿片类药物使用的发生率和流行率.
- 分析2007年至2018年的阿片类药物使用趋势.
- 通过性别,年龄和阿片类型/强度来识别分层的模式.
主要方法:
- 基于人口的回顾性队列研究,使用国家行政医疗保健数据库.
- 年度阿片类药物使用发生率 (2008-2018) 和流行率 (2007-2018) 的计算.
- 用于总结阿片类药物开放模式的描述性统计数据;通过MS Excel和SQL进行数据分析.
主要成果:
- 在研究期间,有820349名老年人开始服用阿片类药物.
- 在2015年之前,阿片类药物使用的发病率和流行率稳步增加,随后出现波动,并在2018年略有下降.
- 代代因和特拉马多尔是最常见的;女性的发病率和流行率高于男性.
结论:
- 在新西兰的老年成人中,阿片类药物开放的发生率和流行率有所上升.
- 对老年人阿片类药物使用趋势的持续监测至关重要.
- 数据驱动的洞察力对于临床医生和政策制定者来说至关重要,以便及时实施干预措施并预防与阿片类药物相关的不良事件.
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