Pain treatment and functional improvement in home health care: Relationship with dementia.

Jinjiao Wang Kenrick D Cato Yeates Conwell Fang Yu Kathi L Heffner Thomas V Caprio Kobi Nathan Todd B Monroe Ulrike Muench Yue Li

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2021)

HHC patients with ADRD may be undertreated for pain, yet pain treatment is essential for functional improvement in HHC. HHC clinicians and policymakers should ensure adequate pain management for older persons with ADRD for improved functional outcomes.

Keyphrases

pain management
chronic pain
healthcare
physical activity
postoperative pain
smoking cessation