Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Pharmacotherapy of pain in depressed older adults.
To examine pharmacotherapy for pain in a sample of 1,801 depressed older primary care patients. ⋯ Most depressed older adults in the sample reported recent functional impairment from pain and a history of chronic pain, but almost half of those with functional impairment from pain did not report using analgesic medications. Participating organizations varied substantially in their use of analgesics, suggesting that there is room to improve the quality of pain management in depressed older adults.