Journal article
Pain management in older adults
Current psychiatry reports, Vol.5(1), pp.55-61
05/2003
DOI: 10.1007/s11920-003-0010-8
PMID: 12686003
Abstract
Pain is a common complaint of older adults. Persistent pain has a significant negative impact on elderly individuals' sense of well being, physical function, and quality of life. Increasing age and cognitive impairment are risk factors for undertreatment of persistent pain. Safe and effective therapy is available for pain syndromes that commonly affect older adults. Recognition of failure of health providers to appropriately assess and manage persistent pain has led to the recent development and adoption of regulatory guidelines for the implementation of effective pain management programs.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Pain management in older adults
- Creators
- Margo L Schilling - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Current psychiatry reports, Vol.5(1), pp.55-61
- DOI
- 10.1007/s11920-003-0010-8
- PMID
- 12686003
- ISSN
- 1523-3812
- eISSN
- 1535-1645
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/2003
- Academic Unit
- Family and Community Medicine; General Internal Medicine; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984297443702771
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