ReviewDrugs & aging2009
Opioids for the treatment of chronic non-cancer pain in older people.
Review in Drugs & aging, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04878562 (Improving Chicago Older Adult Opioid and Pain Management Through Patient-Centered Clinical Decision Support and Project ECHO), which is not on this map. Cited by 15 papers.
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Improving Chicago Older Adult Opioid and Pain Management Through Patient-Centered Clinical Decision Support and Project ECHO
Who cites it
15 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.
- Disparities and inequalities in pain treatment among people with limited English proficiency.SSM - population health · 2023Article
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- Opioids in the Elderly Patients with Cognitive Impairment: A Narrative Review.Pain and therapy · 2022Review
- Do Formulation and Dose of Long-Term Opioid Therapy Contribute to Risk of Adverse Events among Older Adults?Journal of general internal medicine · 2022Article
- Factors influencing trends in opioid prescribing for older people: a scoping review.Primary health care research & development · 2020Article
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- Distinctive subgroups derived by cluster analysis based on pain and psychological symptoms in Swedish older adults with chronic pain - a population study (PainS65+).BMC geriatrics · 2017Article
- Guidance on opioids prescribing for the management of persistent non-cancer pain in older adults.World journal of clinical cases · 2017Review
- Pharmacotherapy of Pain in the Older Population: The Place of Opioids.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2016Review
- Under treatment of pain: a prescription for opioid misuse among the elderly?Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2013Article
- A critical appraisal of lubiprostone in the treatment of chronic constipation in the elderly.Clinical interventions in aging · 2013Review
- Pain-related diseases and sleep disorders.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2012Review
- Impact of prescribed medications on patient safety in older people.Therapeutic advances in drug safety · 2012Review
- The missing p in psychiatric training: why it is important to teach pain to psychiatrists.Archives of general psychiatry · 2011Review
- Efficacy of Low-Dose Oral Liquid Morphine for Elderly Patients with Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: Retrospective Chart Review.Drugs - real world outcomesArticle
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10 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Chronic pain occurs in 45-85% of the geriatric population and the need to treat chronic pain is growing substantially. Unfortunately, treatment for chronic pain is not always correctly targeted, which leads to a reduced quality of life, with decreased socialization, depression, sleep disturbances, cognitive impairment, disability and malnutrition. Considering these consequences, healthcare professionals should aim at improving the diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain in older persons. One of the most important limitations in achieving successful pain management is that older people are not aware that pain management options exist or medications for pain, such as opioids, have associated benefits and adverse effects. Importantly, opioids do not induce any organ failure and if adequately used at the right dosage may only present some predictable and preventable adverse effects. Treating and controlling chronic pain is essential in elderly patients in order to maintain a good quality of life and an active role in both the family and society. To date there are only a few randomized clinical trials testing opioid therapy in elderly patients, and the aim of the present review is to highlight the efficacy and tolerability of opioid use through a literature search strategy in elderly people with chronic non-cancer pain.
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