Temporal Horizons in Pain Management: Understanding the Perspectives of Physicians, Physical Therapists, and Their Middle-Aged and Older Adult Patients | Zendy

Corinna E. Löckenhoff | Zendy; Seth S. Laucks | Zendy; Alexander Port | Zendy; Judy Tung | Zendy; Elaine Wethington | Zendy; M. Carrington Reid | Zendy

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Temporal Horizons in Pain Management: Understanding the Perspectives of Physicians, Physical Therapists, and Their Middle-Aged and Older Adult Patients

Author(s) -

Corinna E. Löckenhoff,

Seth S. Laucks,

Alexander Port,

Judy Tung,

Elaine Wethington,

M. Carrington Reid

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

the gerontologist

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524

H-Index - 138

eISSN - 1758-5341

pISSN - 0016-9013

DOI - 10.1093/geront/gns136

Subject(s) - psychological intervention , perception , medicine , focus group , age groups , gerontology , psychology , nursing , demography , marketing , neuroscience , business , sociology

The management of chronic noncancer pain (CNCP) involves trade-offs between immediate and delayed consequences of various treatments. Temporal trade-offs may be particularly salient for older adults because of age-related differences in prognosis and perceptions of future time. This study examined how perceptions of time influence the management of CNCP among patients and providers with particular emphasis on age differences.

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