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Effects of dementia on perceived daily pain in home-dwelling elderly people — a population-based study
Author(s)	Pekka Mantyselka, Sirpa Hartikainen, Kirti Louhivuori-Laako
Journal title	Age and Ageing, vol 33, no 5, September 2004
Pages	pp 496-499
Source	http://www.ageing.oupjournals.org
Keywords	Dementia ; Pain ; Drugs ; Living in the community ; Cross sectional surveys ; Finland.
Annotation	Pain is a significant problem in older people, but the impact of dementia on perceived pain has not been studied in population-based settings. This study is part of the Kaopio 75+ study in Finland, and the prevalence of daily pain and analgesic use in 523 home-dwelling older people with and without dementia was studied. Prevalence rates for any pain, any daily pain, pain every day interfering with routine activities, and daily pain at rest were significantly lower in those subjects with dementia (43%, 23%, 19% and 4%, respectively) compared to those without dementia (69%, 40%, 36%, and 17%, respectively). Those with dementia were less likely to use analgesics (33%) than the non-demented (47%). Dementia was related to a lower prevalence of reported pain and analgesic use in older people living at home. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-040921213 A
Classmark	EA: CT7: LLD: K4: 3KB: 76L
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