Mental health disorder, pain, and pain treatment among long-term care residents: Evidence from the Minimum Data Set 3.0.

CONCLUSION: Long-term care residents with mental health disorders experience disparities in pain and pain treatment that are not well-explained by their functioning deficits. They may benefit from more frequent, thorough pain assessments and from more varied and closely tailored pain treatment approaches. PMID: 30404536 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Aging and Mental Health - Category: Geriatrics Authors: Tags: Aging Ment Health Source Type: research