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ReviewBritish journal of anaesthesia2013

Psychosocial interventions for managing pain in older adults: outcomes and clinical implications.

F J Keefe, L Porter, T Somers, R Shelby, A V Wren

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Review in British journal of anaesthesia, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. Interactive AI Routines for Pain Symptoms and Loneliness in Older Adults.Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses · 2025
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  7. Psychosocial Interventions for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain Among Older Adults: A Scoping Review.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2026
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  13. Immersive Virtual Reality for Postoperative Pain Among Older Adults: A Scoping Review.Annals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches · 2025
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  14. Life satisfaction and chronic musculoskeletal pain at the baseline of ELSA-Brasil MSK.Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

F J KeefeDepartment of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA. keefe003@mc.duke.edu
L Porter
T Somers
R Shelby
A V Wren

Funding

Knee Arthroplasity Pain Coping Training (KAST Pain): A Randomized TrialUM1AR062800 · NIAMS · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI RIDDLE, DANIEL L · 2012 to 2016
$5.2M
Coping Skills Training for Arthritis: An Effectiveness TrialR01AR054626 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI BRODERICK, JOAN E · 2007 to 2011
$3.9M
Everyday Quality of Life in Blacks and Whites with OsteoarthritisR01AG041655 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN TUSCALOOSA · PI PARMELEE, PATRICIA A., SMITH, DYLAN MICHAEL · 2012 to 2016
$2.5M
Pain, Distress and Mammography Use in Breast Cancer PatientsR01CA131148 · NCI · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI KEEFE, FRANCIS J. · 2009 to 2013
$2.3M
Internet-based osteoarthritis pain coping skills interventionR01AR057346 · NIAMS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI RINI, CHRISTINE · 2010 to 2012
$2.0M
Coping Skills Training for Spinal Cord Stimulator PatientsR01NS053759 · NINDS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI PORTER, LAURA S · 2008 to 2011
$1.6M
Improving Adherence to Recommended Surveillance in Breast Cancer SurvivorsK07CA138767 · NCI · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI SHELBY, REBECCA A · 2010 to 2014
$788k
NCI NIH HHS K07 CA138767NCI NIH HHS R01 CA131148NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR054626NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR057346NIAMS NIH HHS UM1 AR062800NIA NIH HHS R01 AG041655NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS053759
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interest in the use of psychosocial interventions to help older adults manage pain is growing. In this article, we review this approach. The first section reviews the conceptual background for psychosocial interventions with a special emphasis on the biopsychosocial model of pain. The second section highlights three psychosocial interventions used with older adults: cognitive behavioural therapy, emotional disclosure, and mind-body interventions (specifically mindfulness-based stress reduction and yoga). The final section of the paper highlights important future directions for work in this area.

Indexed as

AgedChronic PainCognitive Behavioral TherapyEmotionsHumansMind-Body TherapiesPainPain ManagementSelf DisclosureYogaagechronic pain

Identifiers

PMID23794650
PMCPMC3690316

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