Pain perception of older adults in nursing home and home care settings: evidence from China

• DOI: 10.1186/s12877-018-0841-0
• Publication Date: 2018-07-03T05:13:28Z
• Authors: Yuebin Xu; Nan Jiang; Yean Wang; Qiang Zhang; Lin Chen; Shuang Ma
• Keywords: Ordered probit

In the past decade, number of long-term care (LTC) services for older adults in China has grown annually by an average 10%. Older adults, their family members, and policymakers are concerned about patient outcomes different settings because who have a similar functional status LTC needs may choose either nursing home or care. The aim this study was to compare pain perception physically dependent China. Multi-stage sampling method used recruit respondents aged 65 from Yichang City, China, 2015. researchers employed two-step analytical strategy—zero-inflated ordered probit regression followed propensity score matching method—to model effect contrasting residence types on perception. Zero-inflated analysis with participants unmatched (n = 484) showed that compared received care, those did not more severe (β 0.088, SE 0.196, p 0.655). After propensity-score matching, research found group perceived less 0.489, 0.169, 0.004). significantly than residents. differ based type therapy intensity they received, might lead better comfort