Demographics, Pharmacoeconomics, Assessment, and Treatment of Pain in the Elderly
| Autor: | Mary Mihalyo, Hildegarde J. Berdine |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Demographics business.industry Optimal treatment Context (language use) Cognition social sciences Pain management humanities 03 medical and health sciences Pharmacoeconomics 0302 clinical medicine 030502 gerontology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Morphine medicine Physical therapy Pharmacology (medical) Pain catastrophizing 0305 other medical science business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Pharmacy Practice. 17:115-128 |
| ISSN: | 1531-1937 0897-1900 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0897190004263218 |
| Popis: | The burden of pain in the elderly population of our society is observed by the greater numbers of the aged who suffer from pain as compared to their younger counterparts. The elderly present difficult challenges for pain clinicians in terms of the ability to assess for pain, amid other medical and pain problems, due to cognitive, sensory, and functional impairment. Treatment with pharmaceuticals may be altered by the impact of aging. Finally, the elderly suffer financial restraints that often prevent optimal treatment of pain even if pain is identified. Principles of pain management in the elderly are reviewed in the context of special attention to assessment tools for the elderly, the evaluation of comorbid factors in the presentation of pain, and pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic concerns in the aging. Pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment strategies are described relative to the elder. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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