“…Most studies of older adults in the community or in nursing homes note that females receive more pain medication than males including opioids (Hunnicutt et al, 2018;Sandvik, Selbaek, Kirkevold, SHusebo, & Aarsland, 2016). Females are also more likely to be prescribed anxiolytics, antipsychotics, and antidepressants (Dore, Piras, Lorettu, & Pes, 2016;Fog, Straand, Engedal, & LBlix, 2019;Kettunen et al, 2019).…”