Quality of life, pain and use of analgesic, anxiolytic and antidepressant medication, in people living in care homes
Many care home residents live with pain, anxiety and depression. Addressing residents' pain may also increase their quality of life, but using medication alone to reach this goal may be inadequate.
Authors
- Erika Sims (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7898-0331)
- Katie Robinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1458-8186)
- Pip Logan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6657-2381)
- Adam Gordon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1676-9853)
- Lisa Irvine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1936-3584)
- Jemima Collins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3865-7334)
Institutions
- University of East Anglia (GB)
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- University of Hertfordshire (GB)
- University of Nottingham (GB)
- East Midlands Academic Health Science Network (GB)
- University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Age and Ageing
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afae196
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.57