The impact of age on a patient's perception of pain and ways it can be managed

The elderly population is one of the fastest growing groups in the United States. Pain is a significant problem for community-dwelling elders and for elderly persons in residential facilities. Numerous barriers exist to effective pain management in the elderly. Clinicians, however, can overcome many of these barriers through careful assessments of pain that accommodate many of the physiologic changes that occur with aging. Effective pain management of elderly individuals requires knowledge of the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic changes that occur with aging. Both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic approaches should be used to manage pain in the elderly.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2000

Erschienen:

2000

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:1

Enthalten in:

Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses - 1(2000), 3 Suppl 1 vom: 01. Sept., Seite 2-7

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Miaskowski, C [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Analgesics, Opioid
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Journal Article
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 14.12.2001

Date Revised 05.11.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM11602416X