Deficits in pain medication in older adults with chronic pain receiving home care: A cross-sectional study in Germany.

OBJECTIVE:To analyze the pattern and appropriateness of pain medications in older adults receiving home care. METHODS:We performed a prospective cross-sectional study in patients ≥65 years old having chronic pain and receiving home care in Berlin, Germany. Data on prescribed pain medications were co...

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Main Authors: Juliana Schneider, Engi Algharably, Andrea Budnick, Arlett Wenzel, Dagmar Dräger, Reinhold Kreutz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229229