ArticleAging & mental health2018
Pain interference and depressive symptoms in communicative people with Alzheimer's disease: a pilot study.
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- Systematic review of prevalence of pain among people with dementia living in the community.BMC neurology · 2026Pooled it
- Senior WISE intervention: Gender differences in bodily pain and trait anxiety.Archives of psychiatric nursing · 2021Trial
- Immediate and long-term effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on pain relief in older adults with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: A pilot study.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)Trial
- Nurses' Pain Management Competency in Nursing Home Residents With Dementia.Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses · 2026Article
- Associations of air pollution and depression risk in older adults: an ML + SHAP + SEM framework.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Mechanisms of comorbidity between Alzheimer's disease and pain.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025Review
- Pain and the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia Spectrum in Community-Dwelling Older Americans: A Nationally Representative Study.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2022Article
- Determining the impact of age and sex on the psychophysical and neurophysiological response to thermal pain across the adult lifespan.Journal of advanced nursing · 2021Article
- Pain Management in Home Health Care: Relationship With Dementia and Facility Admissions.Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses · 2021Article
- Poor Sleep Predicts Increased Pain Perception Among Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment.Nursing researchArticle
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Abstract
objectivesTo examine pain interference in verbally communicative older adults with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD) and to examine the association of pain interference with cognitive function and depressive symptoms.
methodFor this pilot study, we used a cross-sectional design to examine pain interference (Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form), cognitive function (Mini-Mental State Exam), and depressive symptoms (15-item Geriatric Depression Scale) in 52 older (≥65) communicative adults with AD who reported being free from chronic pain requiring daily analgesics.
resultsPain was reported to interfere with general activity (13.5%), mood (13.5%), walking ability (13.5%), normal work (11.5%), enjoyment of life (11.5%), relationships with other people (9.6%), and sleep (9.6%). Pain interference was significantly positively correlated with both cognitive function (r
conclusionAmong older people with AD who report being free from chronic pain requiring daily analgesics, 2 in 10 are at risk of pain interference and depressive symptoms. Those with better cognitive function reported more pain interference and depressive symptoms, meaning pain is likely to be under-reported as AD progresses. Clinicians should regularly assess pain interference and depressive symptoms in older persons with AD to identify pain that might be otherwise overlooked..
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