Table 2. Cause of pain and treatment modalities prescribed on ACFI assessment
n (%)
Cause of pain (n = 382)
Musculoskeletal, lower extremities
Back or neck pain
Musculoskeletal, upper extremities
Generalised joint pain
Visceral pain
Neuropathic pain
Post-fracture/osteoporosis pain
Inflammatory joint conditions
Headache/migraine
Cancer-related pain		191 (50.0)
134 (35.1)
112 (29.3)
32 (8.4)
17 (4.5)
15 (3.9)
13 (3.4)
13 (3.4)
11 (2.9)
3 (0.8)
Treatment plan (n = 477)aa
Analgesics
Heatpacks
Massage
Repositioning
Rest
Gentle exercise/physiotherapy programme
One-on-one calming
Elasticated garment
Technical equipment, for example TENS		337 (70.6)
237 (49.7)
206 (43.2)
151 (31.7)
117 (24.5)
90 (18.9)
47 (9.9)
12 (2.5)
11 (2.3)

  • ↵ aResidents were often documented as having a pain treatment plan even if there were no documented pain causing condition