2023
Pain Management in Older Adults Before and During the First Year of COVID-19 Pandemic: Prevalence, Trends, and Correlates
Manhapra A, Fortinsky R, Berg K, Ross J, Rhee T. Pain Management in Older Adults Before and During the First Year of COVID-19 Pandemic: Prevalence, Trends, and Correlates. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2023, 78: 1627-1640. PMID: 37096328, PMCID: PMC10460550, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glad115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-impact chronic painChronic painPain managementOlder adultsCoronavirus diseasePain treatmentNational Health Interview SurveyNonpharmacological pain treatmentsUtilization of opioidsHealth Interview SurveyUS older adultsFirst yearOpioid useNonpharmacological treatmentsNonpharmacological interventionsTreatment utilizationLong-term effectsPainU.S. adultsPrevalenceInterview SurveyDiseaseAdultsCOVID-19 pandemicTreatment
2020
Patterns of Opioid Prescribing among Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries with Pain and Cardiopulmonary Conditions
Feder SL, Canavan ME, Wang S, Kent EE, Kapo J, Presley CJ, Ross J, Davidoff AJ. Patterns of Opioid Prescribing among Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries with Pain and Cardiopulmonary Conditions. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2020, 24: 195-204. PMID: 32673139, PMCID: PMC7840305, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2020.0193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiopulmonary conditionsOpioid useMedicare Part D prescription claimsPatterns of opioidSevere pain interferenceUse of opioidsInitiation of opioidsMedicare Advantage beneficiariesNon-Hispanic blacksSelf-reported historyNon-Hispanic whitesOpioid prescribingSevere painNoncancer conditionsPain assessmentPain interferencePrescription claimsAdjusted proportionObservational studyPainPatientsOpioidsLogistic regressionOne-yearCancer