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, ...
Clinical interventions in agingAchterberg WP, Pieper M, van Dalen-Kok AH, de Waal M, Husebo BS, Lautenbacher S, et al: Pain management in patients with dementia. Clin Interv Aging 2013;8:1471-1482.Achterberg WP, Pieper MJ, van Dalen-Kok AH, et al. Pain management in patients with ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
N Jiang,W Ji,M Yan - 《Pain Research & Management》 被引量: 0发表: 2021年 Assessment and Management of Pain in Patients with Dementia 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...
The management of abdominal pain is the most common problem encountered in patients with CP. In some patients, the severity and frequency of exacerbations decrease in time.56 However, approximately half of patients with CP continue to report significant pain after 10 years of follow-up. The initi...
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