Drs. Cary Reid and Karl Pillemer (TRIPLL’s co-directors) and their research team recently published an article in BMJ which sought to identify several “recent evidence on the assessment and management of pain in older patients.” Taking evidence from systematic reviews, meta-analyses, individual trials and clinical guidelines, the paper looks at the several management and drug interventions along with evaluating drug or non-drug treatments. They concluded that, “given low rates of use of many non-drug management approaches in older patients, encouraging engagement in and adoption of these modalities, to include cognitive behavioral therapy and exercise is particularly recommended.”
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