ArticleAnnals of geriatric medicine and research2021
Differences in Pain Characteristics and Functional Associations between Nursing Home Residents and Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Complaints in Nursing Home Residents
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.
- Investigating pain-related medication use and contribution to polypharmacy in adults with intellectual disabilities: a systematic review.BMC medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) in nursing home residents: a systematic literature review.European geriatric medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Symptom Clusters and Frailty Among Older Adults With and Without Cancer: Insights From Two Cross-Sectional Studies.Nursing & health sciences · 2026Article
- The relationship between pain, sleep quality, and care dependency in older adults living in a long-term care facility.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Depressive and Insomnia Symptoms Among Older Adults With Different Chronic Pain Trajectories: A Network Analysis Based on Observation Over an Eight-Year Period.Depression and anxiety · 2025Article
- Central Sensitization-Related Symptoms and Influencing Factors on Health-Related Quality of Life among Frail Older Adults in Senior Day Care Centers: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The Influence of Physical, Mental, and Cognitive Factors on Health-Related Quality of Life among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Focus on Central Sensitization-Related Symptoms.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Daily walking kinematic characteristics of the elderly in different residential settings: experimental study on Chinese community-living elderly and long-term nursing home residents.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundPain is one of the most critical issues in older adults, and the place of residence may play an important role in pain characteristics and related factors. However, it is an understudied subject. This study investigated differences in pain characteristics and functional associations between nursing home residents and community-dwelling older adults.
methodsOlder adult participants were recruited from nursing homes (n=73) and the community (n=73). Pain characteristics, including type, intensity, and number of pain sites, were evaluated. Other outcome measures were functional mobility, walking speed, functional independence, physical activity, anxiety, depression, and health-related quality of life.
resultsNursing home residents experienced musculoskeletal pain more frequently and had a greater number of pain sites than community-dwelling older adults (p<0.05). Walking speed and mobility were significantly lower and anxiety and depression were significantly higher in nursing home residents (p<0.05). While higher pain intensity was significantly correlated with low scores on physical measures, low health-related quality of life, and higher depression and anxiety symptoms in both groups (p<0.05), the magnitudes of the correlations were much higher in nursing home residents. The number of pain sites was significantly correlated with low scores on physical measures, low health-related quality of life, and higher depression and anxiety symptoms mainly in nursing home residents (p<0.05).
conclusionCompared to community-dwelling older adults, nursing home residents experienced musculoskeletal pain more frequently and at more sites in the body. Higher pain intensity and number of pain sites were associated with worse clinical variables, mainly in nursing home residents. This study highlights the importance of regular pain assessment, especially in nursing home care settings.
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