Chronic pain management for older adults in ambulatory care

IntroductionChronic pain affects not only those who suffer individually but also health systems in general. The prevalence rises with age [20] and the proportion of older people in countries such as Germany is rapidly increasing. Many of those with a certified need for care are being cared for at home [17] and solutions for chronic pain care in this setting are therefore urgently needed. Overall, older people tend to be excluded from pain trials [12] and, even in geriatric pain research, the ambulatory care sector is often underrepresented (e.g., [13]). To our knowledge, this is the first study exploring interve…