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ArticleBMC family practice2018

Prevalence of pain and its associated factors among the oldest-olds in different care settings - results of the AgeQualiDe study.

Tina Mallon, Annette Ernst, Christian Brettschneider, Hans-Helmut König, Tobias Luck, Susanne Röhr, Siegfried Weyerer, Jochen Werle, Edelgard Mösch, Dagmar Weeg and 9 more

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Article in BMC family practice, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Tina MallonDepartment of Primary Medical Care, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany. t.mallon@uke.de.ORCID 0000-0001-5849-6377
Annette ErnstDepartment of Primary Medical Care, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Christian BrettschneiderDepartment of Health Economics and Health Services Research, Hamburg Center for Health Economics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Hans-Helmut KönigDepartment of Health Economics and Health Services Research, Hamburg Center for Health Economics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Tobias LuckInstitute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health (ISAP), University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Susanne RöhrInstitute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health (ISAP), University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Siegfried WeyererCentral Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
Jochen WerleCentral Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
Edelgard MöschDepartment of Psychiatry, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Dagmar WeegDepartment of Psychiatry, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Angela FuchsInstitute of General Practice, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Michael PentzekInstitute of General Practice, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Luca KleineidamDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Kathrin HeserDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Steffi Riedel-HellerInstitute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health (ISAP), University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Wolfgang MaierDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Birgitt WieseWork Group Medical Statistics and IT-Infrastructure, Institute for General Practice, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Martin SchererDepartment of Primary Medical Care, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
AgeCoDe & AgeQualiDe study group
Universität Hamburg · DEUniversity of Bonn · DEHeidelberg University · DETUM Klinikum · DEHeinrich Heine University Düsseldorf · DELeipzig University · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe prevalence of pain is very common in the oldest age group. Managing pain successfully is a key topic in primary care, especially within the ageing population. Different care settings might have an impact on the prevalence of pain and everyday life.

methodsParticipants from the German longitudinal cohort study on Needs, Health Service Use, Costs and Health-related Quality of Life in a large Sample of Oldest-old Primary Care Patients (85+) (AgeQualiDe) were asked to rate their severity of pain as well as the impairment with daily activities. Besides gender, age, education, BMI and use of analgesics we focused on the current housing situation and on cognitive state. Associations of the dependent measures were tested using four ordinal logistic regression models. Model 1 and 4 consisted of the overall sample, model 2 and 3 were divided according to no cognitive impairment (NCI) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

resultsResults show a decline in pain at very old age but nonetheless a high prevalence among the 85+ year olds. Sixty-three per cent of the participants report mild to severe pain and 69% of the participants mild to extreme impairment due to pain with daily activities. Use of analgesics, depression and living at home with care support are significantly associated with higher and male gender with lower pain ratings.

conclusionsSufficient pain management among the oldest age group is inevitable. Outpatient care settings are at risk of overlooking pain. Therefore focus should be set on pain management in these settings.

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Activities of Daily LivingPainQuality of LifeAgedAged, 80 and overCognitive DysfunctionComorbidityFemaleGermanyHumansMaleNeeds AssessmentPain ManagementPain MeasurementPrevalenceQuality ImprovementCare settingImpairment in daily activitiesPrevalence of painPrimary care

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PMID29885656
PMCPMC5994256
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