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60 Seconds with … Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 05, 2024
Q: Why have you focused on studying pain among nursing home patients with dementia? A: We don’t do a good job of assessing, diagnosing the underlying cause of the pain and then managing it. We don’t,...
Study testing new strategy for spotting, managing pain in dementia patients
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 01, 2024
Up to 80% of dementia patients living in nursing homes also experience pain, but many struggle to communicate their symptoms. A new study aims to test recently revised guidelines for staff members tasked...
Nurse aides play key role in LTC pain management: study
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Amy Novotney
Oct 10, 2023
Certified nursing assistants trained in best care practices may improve early detection of pain and pain management for nursing home residents, according to a study by researchers at the University of...
SNRIs or NSAIDs with short-term opioids don’t seem to up delirium risk
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 04, 2023
Adding serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) to short-acting opioids for nonmalignant pain in nursing home residents doesn’t seem to boost their risk for delirium compared with giving...
Study: Taking opioids after dementia diagnosis raises mortality risk
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 19, 2023
Older adults who take opioids after being diagnosed with dementia have a higher risk for dying — and that risk is 11 times higher during the first two weeks after starting the drugs. This is according...
Experts offer clinical strategies for treating chronic pain
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 27, 2023
In a new review of clinical trials, physician specialists recommend their top picks for treating musculoskeletal pain in older adults, and a multicomponent approach.
Study questions efficacy of antidepressants commonly used to treat pain
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 06, 2023
There was little to no evidence that tricyclic antidepressants such as amitriptyline were effective in this meta-analysis. Yet drugs in this class are among those most commonly used to treat pain, the...
Steroid injections for knee pain may increase arthritis, studies find
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 05, 2023
Corticosteroid injections may speed arthritis progression when used to relieve arthritic knee pain.
In contrast, hyaluronic acid injections may be protective, investigators say.
Persistent pain tied to decline in physical function and well-being: study
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 19, 2022
Seniors with persistent pain had reduced physical function and well-being when compared to their peers without pain. Multiple pain sites were the norm.