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Journal of Pain Research

ISSN: 1178-7090

Pain in Older Adults

Section Editor(s):
Dr. Kushang V. Patel, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

This section encompasses pain management related to the health and aging of older adults, with particular emphasis on assessment, a wide variety of treatments, and the need for broad-based treatments targeting provision of analgesia, increasing functional capacities, and improving emotional functioning and quality of life issues experienced by this underserved population.

Latest articles in Pain in Older Adults:

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Letter

Pain in Older Adults

Methodological Critique: Misinterpretation of Decomposition Analyses in Population Aging and Ergonomic‑Related Low Back Pain [Letter]

Zhao W, Du H

Journal of Pain Research 2026, 19:614818

Published Date: 21 April 2026

Original Research

Pain in Older Adults

Clinical Validation of Quality Indicators for the Pharmacological Management of Chronic Non-Cancer Pain in Older Adult Inpatients

Abderhalden J, Meyer-Massetti C, Müller D, Cadisch P, Bertschi D, Goetschi AN

Journal of Pain Research 2026, 19:560808

Published Date: 2 February 2026

Original Research

Pain in Older Adults

Developing Quality Indicators for the Pharmacological Management of Chronic Non-Cancer Pain in Older Adult Inpatients: A RAND/UCLA Delphi Study

Goetschi AN, Schönenberger N, Wernli U, Meyer-Massetti C

Journal of Pain Research 2025, 18:5037-5056

Published Date: 27 September 2025

Original Research

Pain in Older Adults

An Analysis of Factors Associated with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain, Pain Management Preferences, Coping Strategies, and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Older People: A Cross-Cultural Study

Cavlak U, Jurak I, Rusu L, Aytutuldu GK, Telebuh M, Budeanca-Babolea OB, Kısa EP, Bertic Z, Ilie EN, Grozdek Covcic G, Piele D, Begić M, Dragomir MM

Journal of Pain Research 2025, 18:4915-4934

Published Date: 23 September 2025

Original Research

Pain in Older Adults

Association Between Preoperative Psychological Symptoms and Chronic Postsurgical Pain in Older Patients Undergoing off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Mediation Analysis of Acute Pain

Cui S, Wang S, Di L, Yan L, Huang P, Wang X, Fu Z, Huang L

Journal of Pain Research 2025, 18:4901-4913

Published Date: 22 September 2025

Original Research

Pain in Older Adults

Pain Phenotyping Indicators in Older Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Hamilton KR, Lukkahatai N, Chen W, Wu H, Kawi J, Johnson CM, Christo PJ, Campbell CM

Journal of Pain Research 2025, 18:4589-4598

Published Date: 5 September 2025

Original Research

Pain in Older Adults

The Role of Lifestyle Behaviors in Shaping the Relationship Between Chronic Pain and Epigenetic Age Acceleration: Evidence From NHANES 1998 to 2002

Ke Y, Wu C, Cheng Z, Liang M

Journal of Pain Research 2025, 18:4263-4273

Published Date: 22 August 2025

Original Research

Pain in Older Adults

Social Connection and Chronic Pain: A Cohort Study to Explore the Association of Social Isolation and Loneliness with Chronic Pain Among Older Adults in China

Han X, Qiao Y, Tan J, Luo Z, Nicholas S, Maitland E, Han L, Xu Z, Wang J

Journal of Pain Research 2025, 18:4187-4199

Published Date: 20 August 2025

Original Research

Pain in Older Adults

The Placebo Hypoalgesic Response Is Reduced in Healthy Older Adults Showing a Decline in Executive Functioning

Rischer KM, Dierolf AM, Anton F, Montoya P, González-Roldán AM, van der Meulen M

Journal of Pain Research 2025, 18:1747-1763

Published Date: 1 April 2025

Original Research

Pain in Older Adults

The Pace of Biological Aging Partially Explains the Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status and Chronic Low Back Pain Outcomes

Aroke EN, Nagidi JG, Srinivasasainagendra V, Quinn TL, Agbor FBAT, Kinnie KR, Tiwari HK, Goodin BR

Journal of Pain Research 2024, 17:4317-4329

Published Date: 17 December 2024

Original Research

Pain in Older Adults

Using the Socioecological Model to Understand Medical Staff and Older Adult Patients’ Experience with Chronic Pain: A Qualitative Study in an Underserved Community Setting

McDermott K, Presciutti AM, Levey N, Brewer J, Rush CL, Giraldo-Santiago N, Pham TV, Pasinski R, Yousif N, Gholston M, Raju V, Greenberg J, Ritchie CS, Vranceanu AM

Journal of Pain Research 2024, 17:3881-3895

Published Date: 19 November 2024

Original Research

Pain in Older Adults

Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy for Adjacent Segment Disease versus Lumbar Disc Herniation in Elderly Patients

Yuan S, Lu X, Zang L, Mei Y, Fan N, Du P

Journal of Pain Research 2024, 17:2257-2265

Published Date: 26 June 2024

Original Research

Pain in Older Adults

Characteristic Behaviors of Pain During Movement in the Older Individuals with Dementia

Nakada K, Shimo K, Ohga S, Matsubara T

Journal of Pain Research 2024, 17:865-871

Published Date: 5 March 2024

Original Research

Pain in Older Adults

Clinical Outcomes of Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy Assisted with Selective Nerve Root Block for Treating Radicular Pain with Diagnostic Uncertainty in the Elderly

Zhu Y, Zhang X, Gu G, Fan Y, Zhou Z, Feng C, Gu X, He S

Journal of Pain Research 2024, 17:753-759

Published Date: 20 February 2024

Original Research

Pain in Older Adults

Exacerbation of Pre-Existing Chronic Pain in Older Adults After SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Single-Center, Cross-Sectional, Observational Study

Wang C, Han L, Li Y, Mi X, Yan M, Yu X, Lu Y, Shi M, Liu P, Han L, Wang B

Journal of Pain Research 2024, 17:623-634

Published Date: 12 February 2024

Review

Pain in Older Adults

Sarcopenia and Chronic Pain in the Elderly: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Chen J, Wang X, Xu Z

Journal of Pain Research 2023, 16:3569-3581

Published Date: 26 October 2023

Review

Pain in Older Adults

Trends of Low Back Pain Research in Older and Working-Age Adults from 1993 to 2023: A Bibliometric Analysis

Zheng DKY, Kawchuk GN, Bussières AE, Al Zoubi FM, Hartvigsen J, Fu SN, de Luca K, Weiner DK, Karppinen J, Samartzis D, Ferreira ML, Wu J, Dennett L, Wong AY

Journal of Pain Research 2023, 16:3325-3341

Published Date: 2 October 2023

Original Research

Pain in Older Adults