Neighborhood characteristics and opioid use disorder among older Medicare beneficiaries: An examination of the role of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Health Place
; 79: 102941, 2022 Nov 16.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2246535
ABSTRACT
This study investigates how the associations between residential characteristics and the risk of opioid user disorder (OUD) among older Medicare beneficiaries (age≥65) are altered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Applying matching techniques and multilevel modeling to the Medicare fee-for-service claims data, this study finds that county-level social isolation, concentrated disadvantage, and residential stability are significantly associated with OUD among older adults (N = 1,080,350) and that those living in counties with low levels of social isolation and residential stability experienced a heightened risk of OUD during the pandemic. The results suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated the impacts of residential features on OUD.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Health Place
Journal subject:
Epidemiology
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Public Health
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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