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| Pain management in the elderly | | Author(s) | Rajiv Lingaraju, Michael A Ashburn |
| Journal title | Aging Health, vol 9, no 3, June 2013 |
| Pages | pp 265-274 |
| Source | http://www.futuremedicine.com/loi/ahe |
| Keywords | Pain ; Therapeutics. |
| Annotation | As the overall population ages and patients continue to live longer, managing pain in older people in the USA will be encountered more frequently in clinical settings. While common in older patients, pain is not a normal part of ageing, and treatments should be offered as they would be in young patients. Low back pain, osteoarthritis, postherpetic neuralgia and cancer pain are frequently experienced by patients with advanced age. A number of interactive and observational pain assessment tools are available to assess pain in patients with and without barriers to communication. Numerous medications (eg acetaminophen, NSAIDs, opioids, gabapentin and pregabalin) are commonly used in the treatment of pain, and knowledge of these drugs is essential to their safe administration in an older population. However management of the psychosocial aspects of chronic pain, through cognitive-behavioural therapy or other modalities, is also essential. Treatments must take into account the physiologic changes and comorbid conditions that accompany ageing. Future care will likely resemble models for the patient-centred medical home. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130621211 A |
| Classmark | CT7: LL |
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