Occupational Therapy Intervention for Preventing Prescription Opioid Use Disorder in Older Adults
Lee, C. D., & Voelbel, G. T. (2020). Occupational therapy intervention for preventing prescription opioid use disorder in older adults. SIS Quarterly Practice Connections, 5(4), 23–25. Older adults (those 65 years and older) are at risk for prescription opioid use disorder (POUD). This disorder refers to problematic patterns of prescription opioid use leading to clinically significant distress or impairment in social or occupational functioning, and it