Pain-related health care costs for long-term care residents

CONCLUSION: The higher costs incurred by CSP residents compared to NP/NDMP residents are likely underestimated because pain problems are often missed in residents with dementia, who comprise a large portion of the LTC population. Improved pain care can reduce such costs and improve quality of life.PMID:34649517 | DOI:10.1186/s12877-021-02424-2

Source: Pain Physician - October 15, 2021 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Harminder Guliani Thomas Hadjistavropoulos Shan Jin Lisa M Lix Source Type: research