Why carry out this study?

Frailty and pain are conditions in which prevalence increases with age.

Many chronic diseases, especially those related to the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue, are involved in the origin of both frailty and pain.

This paper investigates the relation between pain and frailty in hospitalized older patients.

What was learned from the study?

Chronic, widespread and somatic pain were negatively associated with frailty.

The accurate assessment of pain and its therapeutic treatment should be evaluated to improve the management of frail hospitalized older people.