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Herpes Zoster Pain, Postherpetic Neuralgia, and Quality of Life in the Elderly
Author(s) -
Pickering Gisèle,
Leplege Alain
Publication year - 2010
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 - 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2010.00432.x
Subject(s) - postherpetic neuralgia , shingles , medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , neuralgia , epidemiology , population , neuropathic pain , anesthesia , virology , nursing , virus , environmental health
Herpes zoster pain and postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) particularly affect older persons. This literature review presents how quality of life is evaluated and the consequences of shingles and PHN on the quality of life of older persons. Although more than 150 articles have been published on herpes zoster and its consequences, specific studies focusing on the older population are needed, in several domains like epidemiology, preventive medicine, neuropsychology, and pharmacology.