Depressive symptoms are associated with analgesic use in people with Alzheimer's disease: Kuopio ALSOVA study.

Neuropsychiatric symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD) such as depression may be associated with pain, which according to the literature may be inadequately recognized and managed in this population. This study aimed to identify the factors associated with analgesic use in persons with AD; in pa...

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Main Authors: Julia Fiona-Maree Gilmartin, Saku Väätäinen, Soili Törmälehto, J Simon Bell, Eija Lönnroos, Lotta Salo, Ilona Hallikainen, Janne Martikainen, Anne M Koivisto, ALSOVA Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4331553?pdf=render