Painful conditions such as arthritis are as common in the elderly as in those with dementia. With the increasing severity of dementia, pain assessment gets increasingly challenging. Lack of insight may also mean that patients with dementia fail to report pain when consulting a physician. Further, ...
Pain management in patients with dementia. Clin Interv Aging. 2013;8:1471‐1482.Achterberg WP, Pieper MJ, van Dalen-Kok AH, de Waal MW, Husebo BS, Lautenbacher S, Kunz M, Scherder EJ, Corbett A. Pain management in patients with dementia. Clin Interv Aging. 2013;8:1471-82....
Whereas in old patients data on pain management are becoming more consistent, we still lack clinical evidence in those affected by dementia. In this narrative review, we summarize the best-available evidence regarding the aetiology, assessment and treatment of pain in people with dementia. Further ...
Patient related barriers to effective pain management Communication: Patients with communication problems with physician had worse pain control. Psychological: Anxiety, distress, depression, anger, and dementia, all of which can complicate assessment by masking symptoms. ...
To address the current inadequate management of pain in dementia, a comprehensive approach is needed. This would include an accurate, validated assessment tool that is sensitive to different types of pain and therapeutic effects, supported by better training and support for care staff across all ...
2001 Pain Management in Frail, Community-Living Elderly Patients Francesco Landi, MD, PhD; Graziano Onder, MD; Matteo Cesari, MD; et al Giovanni Gambassi, MD; Knight Steel, MD; Andrea Russo, MD; Fabrizia Lattanzio, MD, PhD; Roberto Bernabei, MD; for the SILVERNET-HC Study Group Author ...
For patients who do not have a history of addiction, the risk of addiction from being treated with opioids in the hospital is exceedingly low.49 When used for pain management in cancer, addiction rates are even lower.50 Despite these low rates of addiction, fear of addiction is often a ...
Pain in patients with Alzheimer's disease is a complex issue; these patients suffer from the common causes of acute and chronic pain, and some also have neuropathic or nociceptive pain. Whatever the mechanism of pain in these patients, their pain will require careful assessment and management, ...
Assessment of pain in older adults with dementia andcommunication disorders is especially challenging. Effec-tive pain management in elderly patients should includeboth pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic strategies.Pharmacologic strategies call for administration of nono-pioid analgesics, opioid analgesics, and...
Pain management at the end of life: A comparative study of cancer, dementia, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. Limited data exist concerning the unique pain characteristics of patients with non-cancer terminal diseases referred for inpatient hospice care.To define t... Anat,Romem,...