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Chronic Non-Cancer Pain in Older Adults: Can We Teach Our Patients to Unlearn it? - Frankly Speaking EP 87

Published: Sept. 24, 2018, 4:30 a.m.

b'Chronic non-cancer pain in adults over 60 years old is common. The consequences are a decreased quality of life, disability and increased healthcare costs which can be due to the cost of therapies or from adverse pharmacologic effects to name a few. This episode discusses the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis by Niknejad et al (2018) that looked at pain outcomes in this population using psychological modalities. Guest: Jill Terrien PhD, ANP-BC'