Pain and the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia Spectrum in Community-Dwelling Older Americans: A Nationally Representative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Pain is a significant concern among older adults with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD).

Objectives

Examine the association between cognitive impairment across the ADRD spectrum and pain assessment and treatment in community-dwelling older Americans.

Methods

This cross-sectional, population-based study included 16,836 community-dwelling participants ≥ 50 years in the 2018 Health and Retirement Study. ADRD, assessed by validated cognitive measures, was categorized into "dementia," "cognitive impairment, no dementia (CIND)" and "intact cognition." Pain assessment included pain presence (often being troubled with pain), pain severity (degree of pain most of the time [mild/moderate/severe]), and pain interference (pain making it difficult to do usua

SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9035327 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature