title: Longitudinal differences in pain among older adult Home and Community Based Waiver Program participants in relation to diagnosis of cancer.
abstract: Generalized estimating equation analyses models were used to examine the longitudinal association between pain and diagnosis of cancer among older adult, Home and Community Based Waiver Program participants. Daily pain was reported by over half, with 29% experiencing daily pain that was unusually intense. Diagnosis of cancer was a significant predictor of daily pain only as an interaction term with cognitive impairment. Being female, having a medical diagnosis of depression, or increasing measure of comorbid conditions significantly increased the likelihood of daily pain. In comparison, increasing age, being of African American, Hispanic, or "other" race resulted in a significantly decreased likelihood of daily pain.
authors.affiliation: a Calvin College , Grand Rapids , Michigan , USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Byma
authors.forename: Barbara A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Given
authors.forename: Charles W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Given
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015897:Comorbidity; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008484:Medicaid / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008824:Michigan / Q000453:epidemiology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D010146:Pain / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D010147:Pain Measurement; D012737:Sex Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology