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Elderly patients with cancer are particularly burdened with pain, which has an impact on physical, psychological and cognitive symptoms, and consequently, on the overall quality of life. Here, the existing literature on pain and its consequences in elderly patients with cancer is reviewed, in order...
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Check access to the full text by signing in through your organization. Access through your organization Section snippets Search limits In order to clarify the current state of the art in the topic of cancer pain and the consequences of its inadequate relief in elderly patients, we conducted ...
Results indicate the following: 66% of the total sample report that they would use some complementary therapy for pain relief. Another 72% of the total sample (i.e. 2/3), report that they require more information on complementary therapies. Conclusion: Elderly people are interested in ...
Pain relief poor for elderly cancer patients : The Lancetdoi:10.1016/S0140-6736(05)78818-8AngelaPirisiSDOSLancet
Pain in the elderly is often unrecognized and undertreated. Ineffective pain management can have a significant impact on the quality of life of older adults, leading to depression, social isolation, and a loss of function. Proper assessment of older adul
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Health care providers need to understand the multidimensional pain experience that occurs in the daily life of the community-dwelling older adult and the most effective management strategies that can be used to provide pain relief. 展开 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmn.2010.05.004 被引量: 60 ...
Angling in Virtual Reality for Pain Relief A significant proportion of population suffers from chronic pain, requiring constant medication with unwanted side-effects. One drawback in the use of opioid pain relievers is risk of addiction combined with the relative ease of obtainin... IA Bratosin,...