Health administrative data provide a potentially robust information source regarding the
substantial burden chronic pain exerts on individuals and the health care system. This study …

Background Multimorbidity is a global health issue, particularly for older adults in the primary
care setting. An adequate portrayal of its epidemiology is essential to properly identify and …

Background: There is increasing evidence of prodromal multiple sclerosis (MS). Objective:
The aim of this study was to determine whether fatigue, sleep disorders, anaemia or pain …

Frequent emergency department use is associated with many adverse events, such as
increased risk for hospitalization and mortality. Frequent users have complex needs and …

Background Secondary analysis of health administrative databases is indispensable to
enriching our understanding of health trajectories, health care utilization, and real-world …

Background Antiepileptics are commonly prescribed to nursing home residents with
Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) but there is little scientific support for …

Background The opioid epidemic in North America has been driven by an increase in the
use and potency of prescription opioids, with ensuing excessive opioid-related deaths …

Objectives Chronic pain (CP) is a poorly recognised and frequently inadequately treated
condition affecting one in five adults. Reflecting on sociodemographic disparities as barriers …

Objectives We used an international pharmacosurveillance network to estimate the rate and
characteristics of antidepressant use in older adults in countries with more conservative (UK) …

The Quebec Pain Registry (QPR) is a large research database of patients suffering from
various chronic pain (CP) syndromes who were referred to one of five tertiary care centres in …