Effective pain management is vital for hip fracture recovery, yet the factors influencing pain reporting and pain medication use during inpatient rehabilitation for hip fractures are not well understood. This observational study aimed to (a) determine how cognitive abilities, expressive and receptive language abilities, and age are related to average daily pain intensity and analgesic use and (b) how average daily pain intensity and analgesic use are related to length of stay and functional outcomes in rehabilitation.
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