Delivering Age-Friendly Interdisciplinary Care for Chronic Pain
David E Reed1, Natalie Fullenkamp2, Keela Herr3
1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; Seattle-Denver Center for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA.
Abstract:
Chronic pain and its costs will grow exponentially over the next 25 years. The geriatric 5Ms (multicomplexity, mind, mobility, medication, and matters most) have been developed as part of an age-friendly health systems initiative but have yet to be systematically applied to chronic pain management. The current review synthesized evidence of how the geriatric 5Ms are applied to older adults with chronic pain while providing guidance on how each of the 5Ms can be used to deliver age-friendly pain care to older adults. Challenges, potential solutions, and relevant interdisciplinary team members relevant to each "M" are examined.
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