Sleep and Pain in Mid- to Late-Life: An Exploration of Day-to-Day Pain Inconsistency.

Scott G RavytsJoseph M DzierzewskiStephanie C GrahMatthew P BumanAdrienne T Aiken-MorganPeter R GiacobbiBeverly L RobertsMichael MarsiskeChristina S McCrae

Published in: Clinical gerontologist (2017)

Pain inconsistency appears to contribute more to sleep disturbance than average pain. Pain inconsistency in late-life warrants greater attention and may be an area of clinical intervention through activity-pacing or coping skills training.

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