Book chapter
Chapter 44 - Geriatric Pain Management
Practical Management of Pain, pp.637-646
Elsevier Inc, Sixth Edition
2023
Abstract
The global population is steadily aging and requires more complex care. The increasing proportion of adults ages 65 years and older with multiple chronic conditions and associated persistent pain is a current and future issue that providers must tackle. Numerous challenges and barriers exist that make assessment and treatment difficult, but evidence-based guidance on pain assessment and management can aid in the pain management process. All healthcare encounters with older adults should at least query about pain. The goals are to detect pain early and treat it safely and effectively to ensure a good quality of life. Older adults deserve quality pain care derived from strong research, provider expertise, and patient values. This chapter reviews the most current perspectives on the assessment and multimodal treatment of persistent pain in older adults and describes challenges and solutions that health care providers may encounter when delivering pain care to diverse older persons.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Chapter 44 - Geriatric Pain Management
- Creators
- KEELA A. HerrSTAJA Q. BookerLYNN NakadDAVID J. Derrico
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Practical Management of Pain, pp.637-646
- Edition
- Sixth Edition
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2023
- Academic Unit
- Nursing
- Record Identifier
- 9984370730302771
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