The following is an installment of the "Try This" series published by the John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing. The content is intended to encourage nurses to understand the ...

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 ...

New research reveals that mental health struggles begin years before chronic pain emerges, highlighting the urgent need for early support to protect vulnerable older adults. Study: Trajectories of ...

According to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), older Americans with chronic low back pain who received acupuncture had greater improvement in physical function and reduced ...

According to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), older Americans with chronic low back pain who received acupuncture had greater improvement in physical function and reduced ...

New research has unlocked insights into how low back pain, a common musculoskeletal disorder, can have detrimental effects on the overall health and well-being of older adults. The 12-month ...

No significant increases in gastrointestinal, renal, cardiovascular or bleeding adverse events were seen with IV ibuprofen vs placebo. Intravenous ibuprofen reduced postoperative pain and opioid ...

Slow-tempo music intervention does not reduce delirium duration, pain, or anxiety in older adults on mechanical ventilation.

When older adults living in nursing homes are prescribed the pain medicine tramadol alongside certain antidepressants, their risk of seizures may go up, according to a study published in Neurology.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients who received usual care plus telephone-based weekly symptom assessments had 53% lower odds of ED use.