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ArticleGeriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)2026

Unique contributions of heart failure and chronic pain on physical function and quality of life in older adults.

Asa B Smith, Anna K Forster, Katelyn E Webster-Dekker, Kelly L Wierenga

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Article in Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Asa B SmithAssistant Professor, Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, IN, USA. Electronic address: asasmit@iu.edu.
Anna K ForsterCommunications Analyst, AARP Indiana, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Katelyn E Webster-DekkerAssistant Professor, University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Kelly L WierengaAssociate Professor, Louise Herrington School of Nursing, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.

Funding

Advanced Training in Self-Management Interventions for Serious Chronic ConditionsT32NR018407 · NINR · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI KNOPF, AMELIA S, MILLER, WENDY RENEE · 2019 to 2023
$1.8M
NINR NIH HHS T32 NR018407
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsThe aims of this study were to investigate if chronic pain presence is significantly increased in older adults with heart failure (HF) compared to those without HF, and if a combination of pain and HF reduced quality of life and physical function.

methodsRetrospective cross-sectional survey and medical record data from 41,395 participants age ≥65 in the All of Us Research Program were analyzed using linear and logistic regression.

resultsParticipants with HF had a higher prevalence of chronic pain than those without HF but was not statistically significant. Having pain only, HF only, and both pain and HF were associated with reduced quality of life and physical function when compared to having no HF or pain. However, these associations were the strongest in those with both chronic pain and HF.

conclusionsA combination of HF and chronic pain markedly worsened outcomes, underscoring the need for improved pain management.

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Chronic PainHeart FailureQuality of LifeAgedAged, 80 and overCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleRetrospective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesHeart failurePainPhysical functionQuality of life

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PMID41637774
PMCPMC12919644

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