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Observational studyAIDS research and human retroviruses2020

Association of Pain and Pain Medication Use with Multiple Characteristics of Older People Living with HIV.

Maile Y Karris, Jeff Berko, Peter D Mazonson, Theoren M Loo, Frank Spinelli, Andrew Zolopa

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Observational study in AIDS research and human retroviruses, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Challenges to Physical Activity Participation Among Older People Living with HIV: Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Maile Y KarrisDepartment of Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.
Jeff BerkoMazonson & Santas, Inc., Larkspur, California, USA.
Peter D MazonsonMazonson & Santas, Inc., Larkspur, California, USA.
Theoren M LooMazonson & Santas, Inc., Larkspur, California, USA.
Frank SpinelliViiV Healthcare, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
Andrew ZolopaViiV Healthcare, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
University of California, San Diego · US

Funding

UC San Diego Clinical and Translational Research InstituteUL1TR001442 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI FIRESTEIN, GARY S, HOGARTH, MICHAEL · 2015 to 2024
$88.3M
VirologyP30AI036214 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI Maile Ann Young Karris · 1994 to 2026
$78.4M
Pilot CoreP30AG022845 · NIA · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI Manney Carrington Reid · 2003 to 2026
$15.2M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001442NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI036214NIA NIH HHS P30 AG022845
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

People living with HIV (PLWH) experience chronic pain that may impact function. Gaps in knowledge exist for factors that impact pain and pain medication use in older (age 50+) PLWH. Data for this study were obtained from the Aging with Dignity, Health, Optimism and Community (ADHOC) cohort, an observational study of older PLWH from 10 clinics across the United States. Participants self-reported socioeconomic, psychosocial, and health factors via an online questionnaire. Of 1,051 participants, 66% reported pain. In a multivariable regression model, multimorbidity and tobacco use were associated with a greater likelihood of experiencing pain, whereas being male, black, and having higher cognitive function were associated with a lower likelihood of experiencing pain. Of the 696 participants who reported pain, 46% reported using pain medication. In a multivariable regression model, pain medication use was associated with multimorbidity and with lower income. Recognition of the factors associated with pain and pain medication use in this vulnerable population may lead to strategies that mitigate negative health outcomes.

Indexed as

AgingAgedAged, 80 and overAnalgesicsChronic PainCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedMultimorbidityRegression AnalysisSurveys and QuestionnairesTransgender PersonsAnalgesicsHIVmultimorbidityolder adultspain

Identifiers

PMID32515203
PMCPMC7414800
OpenAlexW3033064745

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