Pain in Older Australians Seeking Aged Care Services: Findings From the Registry of Older South Australians (ROSA)

Maria C. Inacio, Renuka Visvanathan, Catherine E. Lang, Azmeraw Amare, Stephanie L. Harrison, Steve Wesselingh

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Abstract

Pain is a common symptom of many illnesses that affect older adults and often has a harmful impact such as reduced physical function. In Australia, 28% to 61% residents of aged care homes report pain, but these estimates are from studies with small samples and exclude older people receiving home care.

Using information from a population-based aged care services eligibility assessment, we determined the (1) prevalence and trends in pain in Australians who received aged care services between 2005 and 2014 and (2) characteristics of people with pain...
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)132-133
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of the American Medical Directors Association
Volume21
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2020

Keywords

  • Aged care
  • Pain
  • Physical function
  • Pain management

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