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ArticlePain management2025

Shaping the future of geriatric chronic pain care: a research agenda for progress.

Lisa R LaRowe, Tony Pham, Claire Szapary, Ana-Maria Vranceanu

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Article in Pain management, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Bidirectional relationships between pain and alcohol use among older adults: a scoping review.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Lisa R LaRoweMongan Institute Center for Aging and Serious Illness, Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1137-2849
Tony PhamCenter for Health Outcomes and Interdisciplinary Research, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Claire SzaparyCenter for Health Outcomes and Interdisciplinary Research, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Ana-Maria VranceanuCenter for Health Outcomes and Interdisciplinary Research, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

Funding

Harvard Clinical and Translational Science CenterUM1TR004408 · NCATS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI Lindsey Robert Baden, Lee Marshall Nadler · 2023 to 2026
$43.3M
Research Education ComponentP30AG062421 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Deborah L. BLACKER · 2019 to 2026
$36.5M
Addressing the chronic pain epidemic among older adults in underserved community center; The GetActive+ study.R33AG081034 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI RITCHIE, CHRISTINE S, VRANCEANU, ANA-MARIA · 2024 to 2024
$3.5M
Research Education Component (REC)P30AG083196 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Bettina B. Hoeppner · 2023 to 2026
$3.5M
Addressing the chronic pain-early cognitive decline comorbidity among older adults; The Active Brains studyR01AG075899 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Christine S Ritchie, Ana-Maria Vranceanu · 2022 to 2026
$3.0M
MassaChusetts General Hospital ROybal CeNter For BehavIoral Dyadic ResEarch in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (CONFIDE-ADRD): Behavioral Intervention Development CoreP30AG086562 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI OKEREKE, OLIVIA IFEOMA, VRANCEANU, ANA-MARIA · 2024 to 2025
$2.4M
Improving multimodal physical function in adults with heterogeneous chronic pain; Multi-site feasibility RCT (Diversity Supplement)R01AT012069 · NCCIH · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI GREENBERG, JONATHAN, VRANCEANU, ANA-MARIA · 2022 to 2024
$1.9M
Enhancing and Strengthening Dementia Palliative Care Clinical TrialsR25AG076388 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI JEAN S KUTNER, KATHRYN I POLLAK · 2022 to 2026
$1.8M
The Mindful and Self-Compassionate Care Program (MASC): Reducing Stress for Caregivers of Persons with DementiaR01AG078204 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI RITCHIE, CHRISTINE S, VRANCEANU, ANA-MARIA · 2022 to 2024
$1.7M
Healthy Activity Improves Lives (HAIL)R33AG067091 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI SYLVIA, LOUISA, VRANCEANU, ANA-MARIA · 2023 to 2025
$927k
Mentoring in technology enhanced mind body and lifestyle interventionsK24AT011760 · NCCIH · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Ana-Maria Vranceanu · 2022 to 2026
$911k
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for the chronic pain-depression co-morbidity among older Blacks in the community; The Quiet Focus studyK23AT012363 · NCCIH · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Tony V Pham · 2023 to 2026
$678k
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic pain is highly prevalent among older adults and its burden will become increasingly significant as our population ages. Yet, chronic pain is often undertreated in this vulnerable population due to various barriers in health care delivery. To improve geriatric chronic pain management, we assert that older adults require a dedicated research agenda designed to inform the development, testing, and implementation of chronic pain treatments that account for the unique vulnerabilities and healthcare needs of this population. Specifically, we propose that the following four areas of research require immediate attention to better serve older adults with chronic pain: (1) health equity, (2) substance use, (3) dyadic interventions, and (4) digital health. Our proposed research agenda aims to create a more robust and comprehensive body of evidence that will ultimately transform and advance geriatric chronic pain management.

Indexed as

Chronic PainGeriatricsPain ManagementAgedHealth EquityHumansaddictionChronic paindigital healthdyadicgeriatrichealth equitysubstance usetelehealth

Identifiers

PMID40246703
PMCPMC12118399

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