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Factors that limit pain relief and increase. (Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD) Geriatrics 2000;55:46–54.
Author(s) -
Glott F. Michael
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
pain practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1533-2500
pISSN - 1530-7085
DOI - 10.1046/j.1533-2500.2001.001002205.x
Subject(s) - medicine , anxiety , depression (economics) , pain control , geriatrics , dementia , age limit , chronic pain , population , limit (mathematics) , physical therapy , gerontology , psychiatry , anesthesia , demography , disease , environmental health , sociology , economics , macroeconomics , mathematical analysis , mathematics
This article discusses chronic pain in individuals who are 65 years of age and older. The importance of achieving adequate pain management in geriatric patients is discussed. Factors that limit pain control are listed and explained. Emphasis is placed on what role depression, anxiety, and dementia have in the patient's perception of pain as well as the need to avoid adverse drug reactions in a population that can be complicated to treat for pain.