Pain Management Among Nursing Home Residents Before and After COVID-19: A Systematic Review

Pain is underrecognized and undertreated in nursing home settings. Pain management represents a challenge in nursing home residents (NHRs). During the COVID-19 pandemic, NHRs have been affected by the virus mortality, staffing shortages, insufficient resources, and the decrease in available clinicians. The purpose of this study is to examine current data on pain management among NHRs nationwide before and after the COVID-19 epidemic.