Journal article
Assessment and Measurement of Pain in Adults in Later Life
Clinics in geriatric medicine, Vol.32(4), pp.677-692
11/2016
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2016.06.012
PMCID: PMC5444331
PMID: 27741963
Abstract
Pain in aging adults is a global health problem requiring a proactive and consistent assessment approach. Pain assessment is critical to detecting pain and developing a collaborative and adaptive pain management plan. Getting health providers to assess and measure pain even in older adults who are communicative and can self-report remains a challenge. Self-report is the best method for identifying pain. Using a validated pain assessment scale is key to evaluate pain intensity. This article discusses techniques to obtain self-report and describe appropriate self-report pain tools for a focused pain assessment and reassessment in adults in later life.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Assessment and Measurement of Pain in Adults in Later Life
- Creators
- Staja Q Booker - The University of Iowa, College of Nursing, 50 Newton Road, Iowa City, IA 52242, USAKeela A Herr - The University of Iowa, College of Nursing, 50 Newton Road, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. Electronic address: keela-herr@uiowa.edu
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Clinics in geriatric medicine, Vol.32(4), pp.677-692
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.cger.2016.06.012
- PMID
- 27741963
- PMCID
- PMC5444331
- NLM abbreviation
- Clin Geriatr Med
- ISSN
- 0749-0690
- eISSN
- 1879-8853
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV; United States
- Grant note
- T32 NR011147 / NINR NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/2016
- Academic Unit
- Nursing Administration and Gen; Nursing
- Record Identifier
- 9984064147802771
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