Table 4.

Proportion of residents with changes in opioid and/or adjuvant use from admission to 90 days after admission among nursing home residents with cancer (N=3,268).

Opioid* therapy	Proportion (%)
Intensified	14.9
No change	8.5
Decrease	13.0
Dropped+ - no new treatments or depleted days of supply	63.7
Adjuvants¶ use
Added	10.8
No change	6.6
Dropped+	10.5
No use	72.2

^*Opioid use was calculated and converted using morphine equivalents table.

^¶Added: No adjuvants at admission but had ≥ 1 at the end of follow-up period

No change: Had adjuvants use during both periods

Dropped: Had at least one adjuvant at admission but no adjuvants during the follow-up period

No use: No adjuvants at both admission and follow-up periods.

⁺Did not include information from pro re nata.