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ArticleJournal of pain and symptom management2019

Nonmalignant Pain Symptom Subgroups in Nursing Home Residents.

Christine M Ulbricht, Jacob N Hunnicutt, Giovanni Gambassi, Anne L Hume, Kate L Lapane

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Article in Journal of pain and symptom management, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Christine M UlbrichtDepartment of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
Jacob N HunnicuttDepartment of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; Clinical and Population Health Research Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
Giovanni GambassiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
Anne L HumeUniversity of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy, Kingston, Rhode Island, USA.
Kate L LapaneDepartment of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Electronic address: kate.lapane@umassmed.edu.
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · USUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · ITUniversity of Rhode Island · US

Funding

Non-malignant Pain in Nursing Home ResidentsR01NR016977 · NINR · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI LAPANE, KATE L · 2017 to 2021
$2.8M
Variations in nursing home residents' depression by level of cognitive impairmentR21AG056965 · NIA · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI ULBRICHT, CHRISTINE MARIE · 2017 to 2018
$461k
Pain Management for Older Adults Living in Nursing HomesR56NR015498 · NINR · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI LAPANE, KATE L · 2016 to 2016
$297k
Opioid Use and Safety in US Nursing HomesF31AG056078 · NIA · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI HUNNICUTT, JACOB NATHANIEL · 2017 to 2017
$24k
NIA NIH HHS F31 AG056078NIA NIH HHS R21 AG056965NINR NIH HHS R01 NR016977NINR NIH HHS R56 NR015498
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextDespite many nursing home residents experiencing pain, research about the multidimensional nature of nonmalignant pain in these residents is scant.

objectivesTo identify and describe pain symptom subgroups and to evaluate whether subgroups differed by sex.

methodsUsing Minimum Data Set 3.0 data (2011-2012), we identified newly admitted nursing home residents reporting pain (n = 119,379). A latent class analysis included 13 indicators: markers for pain (i.e., severity, frequency, impacts sleep, and function) and depressive symptoms. Sex was evaluated as a grouping variable. Multinomial logistic models identified the association between latent class membership and covariates, including age and cognitive impairment.

resultsFour latent subgroups were identified: severe (15.2%), moderate frequent (26.4%), moderate occasional with depressive symptoms (26.4%), and moderate occasional without depressive symptoms (32.0%). Measurement invariance by sex was ruled out. Depressed mood, sleep disturbances, and fatigue distinguished subgroups. Age ≥75 years was inversely associated with belonging to the severe, moderate frequent, or moderate occasional with depressive symptoms subgroups. Residents with severe cognitive impairment had reduced odds of membership in the severe pain subgroup (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 0.84; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.78-0.90) and moderate frequent pain subgroup (aOR: 0.60; 95% CI: 0.56-0.64) but increased odds in the moderate occasional pain with depressive symptoms subgroup (aOR: 1.12; 95% CI: 1.06-1.18).

conclusionIdentifying subgroups of residents with different patterns of pain and depressive symptoms highlights the need to consider physical and psychological components of pain. Expanding knowledge about pain symptom subgroups may provide a promising avenue to improve pain management in nursing home residents.

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Homes for the AgedNursing HomesAgedAged, 80 and overCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionDepressive DisorderFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHumansMaleMiddle AgedPainPain ManagementSeverity of Illness Indexlatent class analysisNonmalignant painnursing homespain symptoms

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