Persistent pain is common in older adults, and its consequences are often severe. Self-assessment scales have been validated in older populations and remain the gold standard for the evaluation of ...

Older adults over the age of 65 received less frequent pain assessments, and had lower pain scores and less variance in pain scores after a traumatic event compared to younger adults, a new study ...

Additionally, it suggests that identifying psychosocial phenotypes among older adults could help health care providers develop more personalized and effective pain management strategies. "In clinical ...

A large-scale Australian study has found that older adults taking gabapentinoids — a common pain medication for nerve pain and epilepsy — face an increased risk of hip fracture, with ...

So if you are at that age, particularly older ... They'd assess all these different options, and both Bob and I have ...

Specific issues to be considered include: Methods to improve assessment of oral intake from all sources (food, beverages, drugs, supplements) in older adults, with an emphasis on sub-groups (i.e., by ...

A new study by medicine safety experts found the use of gabapentinoids -- medicines widely used to treat neuropathic pain -- increased the risk of hip fractures, especially in older patients who were ...

The study, published today in JAMA Network Open, tracked patients hospitalized for hip fractures in Victoria, Australia from ...

Driving is critical to independence and mobility of older adults, making the decision as ... discussions of driving ...

Older adults are reluctant to report pain: therefore, nurses need to be proactive in screening for and assessing pain. No objective measure or biological marker of pain exists. Simply worded ...