TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 57. Pain in the Elderly
A1  - Won, Aida
A2  - Warfield, Carol A.
A2  - Bajwa, Zahid H.
PY  - 2004
T2  - Principles & Practice of Pain Medicine, 2e
AB  - Pain  is  one  of  the  most  common  complaints  among  older  people.  Conditions  such  as  gout,  diabetic  neuropathy,  herpes  zoster,  peripheral  vascular  disease,  and  cancer  are  more  common  with  increasing  age.  The  most  common  complaints  are  musculoskeletal-related  problems  such  as  low  back  and  joint  pain.  In  community  dwelling  elderly,  the  prevalence  of  pain  has  been  estimated  between  25%  and  50%,1  with  the  prevalence  of  pain  complaints  being  twice  as  great  in  those  older  than  age  60  than  in  those  younger  than  60  years  old.2  The  prevalence  of  pain  in  nursing  homes  is  even  higher,  ranging  between  45%  and  80%.3-5  In  fact,  25%  of  nursing  home  residents  with  nonmalignant  pain  experience  pain  on  a  daily  basis,6  and  up  to  40%  of  nursing  home  patients  with  cancer  have  pain  on  a  daily  basis.7  Unfortunately,  the  older  patient  is  also  at  risk  for  undertreatment  of  pain.  A  significant  number  of  elderly  people  with  daily  pain  do  not  receive  any  or  enough  analgesics.  This  may  be  the  result  of  inadequate  pain  assessment,  societal  misconceptions  about  pain  in  the  elderly,  as  well  as  the  fear  of  side  effects  of  medications.6,7  
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PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/16
UR  - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=3418832
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