Priority-Setting to Address the Geriatric Pharmacoparadox for Pain Management: A Nursing Home Stakeholder Delphi Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence to guide clinical decision making for pain management in nursing home residents is scant.

Objective

Our objective was to explore the extent of consensus among expert stakeholders regarding what analgesic issues should be prioritized for comparative-effectiveness studies of beneficial and adverse effects of analgesic regimens in nursing home residents.

Methods

Two stakeholder panels (nurses only and a mix of clinicians/researchers) were engaged (n = 83). During a three-round online modified Delphi process, participants rated and commented on the need for new evidence on nonopioid analgesic regimens and opioid regimens, short-term adverse effects, long-term adverse effects, comorbid conditions, and other factors in the nursing home setting (9-point s

SUBMITTER: Lapane KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8127621 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature