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
2011
Recent trends in chronic disease, impairment and disability among older adults in the United States
Hung WW, Ross JS, Boockvar KS, Siu AL. Recent trends in chronic disease, impairment and disability among older adults in the United States. BMC Geriatrics 2011, 11: 47. PMID: 21851629, PMCID: PMC3170191, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-11-47.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of impairmentChronic diseasesOlder adultsDaily livingChronic lung diseaseMore chronic diseasesImpairment of cognitionPrevalence of disabilityOlder U.S. adultsProportion of respondentsIADL disabilityUrinary incontinenceLung diseaseHeart diseasePrevalence trendsInstrumental activitiesU.S. adultsDiseasePrevalenceImpairmentAdultsDisabilityMore diseasesRetirement StudyUnited States