Extent of and factors associated with pain among older residents in nursing homes in South Korea: A nationwide survey study.

This is the most comprehensive study on pain assessment in long-term care facilities in Korea using a representative sample so far. Pain is prevalent among nursing home residents in Korea. Besides individual factors, facility characteristics - in particular, meeting the staffing standard - were important to pain control, which implies there is room for improving pain assessment and management through advancing quality of care policies. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2020; 20: 118-124.