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Is cognitive impairment associated with disparities in acute pain treatment among older adults presenting to the ED with acute hip fracture?
Is cognitive impairment associated with disparities in acute pain treatment among older adults presenting to the ED with acute hip fracture?
Older adults with cognitive impairment and hip fracture are at risk of receiving less analgesia in the emergency department.
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May signal pain treatment disparities in cognitively impaired older adults with hip fracture; hypothesis-generating for equitable care interventions.
Among older adults presenting to the ED with acute hip fracture, cognitive impairment was independently associated with lower likelihood of receiving analgesia and lower amount of opioid analgesia.
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