Quality Indicators for the Pharmacological Management of Chronic Non-Cancer Pain in Older Adult Patients: An Integrative Review.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP) affects 28%-88% of older adults. They also experience more medication-related problems and are more likely to receive insufficient pain therapy, impacting their quality of care. Quality indicators (QIs) can be used to assess and improve the quality of their care.

Aims and objectives

This integrative review aimed to consolidate the scientific evidence on existing QIs for the pharmacological care of older adult patients with CNCP.

Methods

We systematically searched Medline and Embase via Ovid, CINAHL via EBSCO, the SCOPUS databases and Google Scholar. We used backward citation searching to identify additional studies. We included studies reporting validated QIs and studies reporting quality-related factors associated with reduced

SUBMITTER: Goetschi AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12365588 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature