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Non-Hispanic Black-White disparities in pain and pain management among newly admitted nursing home residents with cancer
BACKGROUND: Racial disparities in pain management persist across health care settings and likely extend into nursing homes. No recent studies have evaluated racial disparities in pain management among residents with cancer in nursing homes at time of admission. METHODS: Using a cross-sectional study...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5905487/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29695927 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S158128 |
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author | Mack, Deborah S Hunnicutt, Jacob N Jesdale, Bill M Lapane, Kate L |
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description | BACKGROUND: Racial disparities in pain management persist across health care settings and likely extend into nursing homes. No recent studies have evaluated racial disparities in pain management among residents with cancer in nursing homes at time of admission. METHODS: Using a cross-sectional study design, we compared reported pain and pain management between non-Hispanic White and non-Hispanic Black newly admitted nursing home residents with cancer (n=342,920) using the de-identified Minimum Data Set version 3.0. Pain management strategies included the use of scheduled analgesics, pro re nata analgesics, and non-pharmacological methods. Presence of pain was based on self-report when residents were able, and staff report when unable. Robust Poisson models provided estimates of adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR) and 95% CIs for reported pain and pain management strategies. RESULTS: Among nursing home residents with cancer, ~60% reported pain with non-Hispanic Blacks less likely to have both self-reported pain (aPR [Black versus White]: 0.98, 95% CI: 0.97–0.99) and staff-reported pain (aPR: 0.89, 95% CI: 0.86–0.93) documentation compared with Non-Hispanic Whites. While most residents received some pharmacologic pain management, Blacks were less likely to receive any compared with Whites (Blacks: 66.6%, Whites: 71.1%; aPR: 0.98, 95% CI: 0.97–0.99), consistent with differences in receipt of non-pharmacologic treatments (Blacks: 25.8%, Whites: 34.0%; aPR: 0.98, 95 CI%: 0.96–0.99). CONCLUSION: Less pain was reported for Black compared with White nursing home residents and White residents subsequently received more frequent pain management at admission. The extent to which unequal reporting and management of pain persists in nursing homes should be further explored. |
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spelling | pubmed-59054872018-04-25 Non-Hispanic Black-White disparities in pain and pain management among newly admitted nursing home residents with cancer Mack, Deborah S Hunnicutt, Jacob N Jesdale, Bill M Lapane, Kate L J Pain Res Original Research BACKGROUND: Racial disparities in pain management persist across health care settings and likely extend into nursing homes. No recent studies have evaluated racial disparities in pain management among residents with cancer in nursing homes at time of admission. METHODS: Using a cross-sectional study design, we compared reported pain and pain management between non-Hispanic White and non-Hispanic Black newly admitted nursing home residents with cancer (n=342,920) using the de-identified Minimum Data Set version 3.0. Pain management strategies included the use of scheduled analgesics, pro re nata analgesics, and non-pharmacological methods. Presence of pain was based on self-report when residents were able, and staff report when unable. Robust Poisson models provided estimates of adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR) and 95% CIs for reported pain and pain management strategies. RESULTS: Among nursing home residents with cancer, ~60% reported pain with non-Hispanic Blacks less likely to have both self-reported pain (aPR [Black versus White]: 0.98, 95% CI: 0.97–0.99) and staff-reported pain (aPR: 0.89, 95% CI: 0.86–0.93) documentation compared with Non-Hispanic Whites. While most residents received some pharmacologic pain management, Blacks were less likely to receive any compared with Whites (Blacks: 66.6%, Whites: 71.1%; aPR: 0.98, 95% CI: 0.97–0.99), consistent with differences in receipt of non-pharmacologic treatments (Blacks: 25.8%, Whites: 34.0%; aPR: 0.98, 95 CI%: 0.96–0.99). CONCLUSION: Less pain was reported for Black compared with White nursing home residents and White residents subsequently received more frequent pain management at admission. The extent to which unequal reporting and management of pain persists in nursing homes should be further explored. Dove Medical Press 2018-04-12 /pmc/articles/PMC5905487/ /pubmed/29695927 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S158128 Text en © 2018 Mack et al. This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. |
spellingShingle | Original Research Mack, Deborah S Hunnicutt, Jacob N Jesdale, Bill M Lapane, Kate L Non-Hispanic Black-White disparities in pain and pain management among newly admitted nursing home residents with cancer |
title | Non-Hispanic Black-White disparities in pain and pain management among newly admitted nursing home residents with cancer |
title_full | Non-Hispanic Black-White disparities in pain and pain management among newly admitted nursing home residents with cancer |
title_fullStr | Non-Hispanic Black-White disparities in pain and pain management among newly admitted nursing home residents with cancer |
title_full_unstemmed | Non-Hispanic Black-White disparities in pain and pain management among newly admitted nursing home residents with cancer |
title_short | Non-Hispanic Black-White disparities in pain and pain management among newly admitted nursing home residents with cancer |
title_sort | non-hispanic black-white disparities in pain and pain management among newly admitted nursing home residents with cancer |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5905487/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29695927 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S158128 |
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