Pain prevalence and risk factors based on self-reported data from nursing home residents: a multicentre cross-sectional study
Siegrist-Dreier, S.; Bernet, N.S. · HeilberufeScience · 2025 · Heft 9 · S. 1 bis 13
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IntroductionThe number of older people is steadily rising, both internationally (United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs 2019) and nationally in Switzerland (Bundesamt für Statistik 2023). As life expectancy increases, so do the risks of chronic disease and multimorbidity. As a consequence, more people are becoming dependent on help from their relatives or on professional help from outpatient services or residential institutions (Maresova et al. 2019), thus continuously increasing the number of people living in nursing homes (Eurostat 2021). For nursing homes, this translates into residents beco…