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The management of pain in older people
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Veal, F and Ng, K, The management of pain in older people, Features and Assessments of Pain, Anaesthesia, and Analgesia, Elsevier Ltd., R Rajendram, VR Preedy, VP Patel and CR Martin (ed), United Kingdom, pp. 27-35. ISBN 9780128189887 (2021) [Research Book Chapter]
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DOI: doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-818988-7.00008-X
Abstract
Pain is common throughout life, with virtually everyone experiencing at least one episode of acute pain. However, the
prevalence of chronic or persistent pain is less common, with about 20% of the world’s population living with chronic
pain (Dahlhamer et al., 2016). The prevalence of chronic pain increases up to the age of 85 years, after which it begins
to decline (Fayaz, Croft, Langford, Donaldson, & Jones, 2016; Meana, Cho, & DesMeules, 2004; Schofield, 2018). Up
to 40% of older people (aged 65 years or older) experience chronic pain, and up to 80% of aged care facility residents
experience persistent pain (Gibson, 2007; Schofield et al., 2019).
Item Details
| Item Type: | Research Book Chapter |
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| Keywords: | older people, chronic pain, management, analgesics, assessment, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pain perception |
| Research Division: | Biomedical and Clinical Sciences |
| Research Group: | Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences |
| Research Field: | Clinical pharmacy and pharmacy practice |
| Objective Division: | Health |
| Objective Group: | Clinical health |
| Objective Field: | Human pain management |
| UTAS Author: | Veal, F (Ms Felicity Veal) |
| ID Code: | 148940 |
| Year Published: | 2021 |
| Deposited By: | Pharmacy |
| Deposited On: | 2022-02-23 |
| Last Modified: | 2022-02-23 |
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