Chronic Pain and Risk of Injurious Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.
Yurun CaiSuzanne G LeveilleLing ShiPing ChenTongjian YouPublished in: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (2022)
Global pain measures are associated with increased risk of injurious falls in older adults. Pain assessment should be incorporated into fall risk assessments. Interventions are needed to prevent fall injuries among elders with chronic pain.