Pain management inequities by demographic and geriatric-related variables in older adult inpatients.

Aksharananda RambachanTorsten B NeilandsLeah KarlinerKenneth CovinskyMargaret FangTung Nguyen

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2024)

Older, hospitalized, general medicine patients from minoritized groups and with geriatric-related conditions are uniquely vulnerable to inequitable pain assessment and management. These findings raise concerns for pain underassessment and undertreatment.

Keyphrases

pain management
chronic pain
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
physical activity
middle aged
community dwelling
neuropathic pain
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
spinal cord injury
patient reported outcomes
patient reported
young adults
spinal cord
drug induced
childhood cancer