Auditing palliative care in one general practice over eight years

Daily Pain That Was Excruciating at Some Time in the Previous Week: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Outcomes in Nursing Home Residents

“…As many as 83% of NH residents experience pain that impairs mobility, results in depression, and diminishes quality of life 2–15 . Often, NH residents' complaints of pain are not recognized 2,8 or are not appropriately treated 2,3,16–18 …”

“…[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] Often, NH residents' complaints of pain are not recognized 2,8 or are not appropriately treated. 2,3,[16][17][18] A previous study reported the rate of persistent severe pain for all U.S. Medicare certified NHs. 19 That research used the 1999 national repository data of the Minimum Data Set (MDS).…”