Table 5 Pain and prescription of analgesics, antidepressiva and anxiolytica/hypnosedativa at baseline in a sample (n = 350)a of Dutch nursing home patients.
No pain n = 93 | Mild pain symptoms n = 121 | Serious pain symptoms n = 76 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Analgesic monotherapy | 25 (26.9%) | 53 (43.8%) | 33 (43.4%) |
Paracetamolb | 14 (15.1%) | 31 (25.6%) | 13 (17.1%) |
NSAIDs | 7 (7.5%) | 20 (16.5%) | 11 (14.5%) |
Opioids | 4 (4.3%) | 2 (1.7%) | 8 (10.5%) |
Other analgesics | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.3%) |
Analgesic combination therapy | 0 (0.0%) | 10 (12.1%) | 12 (15.8%) |
Paracetamol and NSAIDs | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (4.1%) | 4 (5.3%) |
Paracetamol and opioids | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (4.1%) | 5 (6.6%) |
Paracetamol, NSAIDs and opioids | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (2.6%) |
Opioids and opioids | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.3%) |
Analgesic prn c | 6 (6.5%) | 11 (9.1%) | 8 (10.5%) |
No analgesic | 62 (66.7%) | 47 (38.8%) | 23 (30.3%) |
Antidepressiva | 20 (21.5%) | 30 (24.8%) | 26 (34.2%) |
Anxiolytica/hypnosedativa | 34 (36.6%) | 66 (54.5%) | 37 (48.7%) |