Barriers and facilitators to older adults' use of nonpharmacologic approaches for chronic pain: a person-focused model.

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Abstract

In the context of the opioid epidemic and the growing population of older adults living with chronic pain, clinicians are increasingly recommending nonpharmacologic approaches to patients as complements to or substitutes for pharmacologic treatments for pain. Currently, little is known about the factors that influence older adults' use of these approaches. We aimed to characterize the factors that hinder or support the use of nonpharmacologic approaches for pain management among older adults with multiple morbidities. We collected semistructured qualitative interview data from 25 older adults with multiple morbidities living with chronic pain for 6 months or more. Transcripts were coded to identify factors that hindered or supported participants' use of various nonpharmaco

SUBMITTER: Garrett SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8426428 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature