Pain prevalence and pain management at the end of life: regional and urban-rural differences from a national-representative survey of Chinese older adults
The regional and urban-rural disparities in end-of-life pain management in China highlight the urgent need to strengthen palliative care capacity in underresourced and rural areas through equitable expansion of home- and community-based services and integrated medical insurance reforms.
Authors
- Zexi Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7817-724X)
- Yifan Lou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7413-324X)
- Xiang Qi
- Jing Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8346-6815)
- Bei Wu
- YAOLIN PEI
- Yang Li
Institutions
- University of New Hampshire (US)
- Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
- New York University Shanghai (CN)
- New York University (US)
- The University of Texas at Austin (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journals of Gerontology Series A
- Published
- 2025-12-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glaf282
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.38
Funders
- Renmin University of China
- National Institutes of Health