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Pain is a nonmotor symptom that substantially affects the quality of life of at least one-third of
patients with Parkinson disease (PD). Interestingly, patients with PD frequently report …

Objectives: To determine:(1) the psychometric properties and utility of 5 types of commonly
used pain rating scales when used with younger and older adults,(2) factors related to …

Although pain is experienced at all ages, there is uncertainty about the pattern of its
occurrence in older people. We have investigated the prevalence of three aspects of self …

Pain is a common symptom among older residents of nursing homes and can lead to
adverse effects such as a decrease in the activities of daily living and quality of life. Existing …

Pain is experienced by the vast majority of patients living with Parkinson's disease. It is most
often of nociceptive origin, but may also be ascribed to neuropathic (radicular or central) or …

Researchers have long been concerned about the association between depression and the
prevalence of multiple chronic diseases or multimorbidity in older persons. However, the …

The pain and aging subfield has grown dramatically, including a 6-fold increase in
publications over the last 2 decades. This subfield is based on the assumption that pain in …

Objective. Uncertainty often surrounds judgments of pain, especially when pain is chronic. In
order to simplify their decisions, providers adduce information from a variety of sources …

The aim of this study was to use both quantitative and qualitative data to assess pain in
idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPD) and classify it according to cause. In this descriptive …