Background: Standardized pain-intensity measurement across different tools would enable
practitioners to have confidence in clinical decision making for pain management …

Assessing chronic widespread pain (CWP) and its impact on physical, emotional and social
function requires multidimensional qualitative and health-related quality of life (HRQL) …

The advent and uptake of effective antiviral therapies has transformed HIV/AIDS into a
chronic manageable illness. The majority of Americans living with HIV are now ages 50 and …

Background In a previous study, the levels of pain reported by patients with “possible”
vascular dementia (VaD) were higher than those reported by older individuals without …

Many posttreatment cancer survivors experience chronic pain, often leading to
psychological distress; decreased activity, motivation, and personal interactions; and an …

Introduction: A consistent approach to pain assessment for patients admitted to intensive
care unit (ICU) is a major difficulty for health practitioners due to some patients' inability, to …

The large population of first generation Turkish and Moroccan immigrants who moved to
Western Europe in the 1960s and 1970s is now reaching an age at which the incidence of …

Objective To enhance pain practices in nursing homes (NHs) using pain assessment and
management algorithms and intense diffusion strategies. Design A cluster, randomized …

Supportive care for pain relief and back discomfort during electrophysiology interventions is
usually needed in the electrophysiology lab, especially in long-lasting procedures like atrial …

Background Unrelieved pain among nursing home (NH) residents is a well-documented
problem. Attempts have been made to enhance pain management for older adults, including …