Christopher M. Murtaugh|Katherine Beissner|Yolanda Barrón|Melissa Trachtenberg|Eileen Bach|Charles Henderson|Sridevi Sridharan|M. Carrington Reid
Pain and Function in Home Care
Center for Health Care Law|SUNY Upstate Medical University|Center for Health Care Law|Center for Health Care Law|Visiting Nurse Service of New York|Cornell University|Center for Health Care Law|Cornell University
objectives describe racialethnic group differences pain presentation prevalence psychosocial factors among patients admitted home health care determine extent racialethnic group differences association psychosocial factors pain intensity painrelated disability methods analyzed crosssectional data 588 patients activitylimiting pain admitted home care physical therapy three psychosocial factors assessed depressive symptoms pain selfefficacy health literacy statistical methods included estimation general linear models pain intensity painrelated disability results hispanics nonhispanic blacks report greater number pain sites worse pain intensity higher levels painrelated disability nonhispanic whites others racialethnic minority group patients also higher prevalence adverse psychosocial factors others evidence raceethnicity interacts pain selfefficacy depressive symptoms association mean pain intensity painrelated disability respectively discussion substantial racialethnic difference psychosocial profiles older adults activitylimiting pain highlights importance screening modifiable risk factors tailoring interventions accordingly direct attention psychosocial needs patients could help address racialethnic disparities pain outcomes