2005
Identification of Pain-Reduction Strategies Used by Community-Dwelling Older Persons
Barry LC, Gill TM, Kerns RD, Reid MC. Identification of Pain-Reduction Strategies Used by Community-Dwelling Older Persons. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2005, 60: 1569-1575. PMID: 16424290, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/60.12.1569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain reduction strategiesLogistic regression analysisOlder personsChronic painCommunity-Dwelling Older PersonsAnalgesic medication useParticipant-related factorsChronic nonmalignant painManagement of painCommunity-dwelling personsCross-sectional studyMost participantsRegression analysisNonmalignant painPain statusMedication useSubstantial painMean agePainActivity restrictionEfficacious strategyCold modalitiesMean numberParticipantsPersons
2004
Identification of Strategies Used to Cope with Chronic Pain in Older Persons Receiving Primary Care from a Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Barry LC, Kerns RD, Guo Z, Duong BD, Iannone LP, Reid MC. Identification of Strategies Used to Cope with Chronic Pain in Older Persons Receiving Primary Care from a Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2004, 52: 950-956. PMID: 15161460, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52263.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Affairs Medical CenterChronic painOlder personsAnalgesic medicationMedical CenterOlder primary care patientsChronic noncancer painCognitive coping methodsTrauma-related painCross-sectional telephone surveyPrimary care patientsPrimary care practicesProportion of participantsNoncancer painPain characteristicsCare patientsMusculoskeletal causesPrimary carePainActivity restrictionCare practicesMultivariate analysisAscertain factorsOlder populationCoping strategies