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Some 25-50% of all elderly persons living at home suffer from chronic pain. Among nursing home residents, the figures are appreciably higher, ranging between 45% and 80%. ⋯ In many cases, chronic pain goes undiagnosed and is not properly treated. When a correct diagnosis is established, however, it is almost always possible to achieve adequate pain relief by a combination of non-drug treatment and analgesics, and thus to improve the patient's quality of life.