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KMID : 0614520060160010052
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Journal of the Korean Pain Research Society
2006 Volume.16 No. 1 p.52 ~ p.57
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Geriatric Pain
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Lee Doo-Ik
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Abstract
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The world’s population is aging, and there is a clear need for accurate, comprehensive information on pain and its management in adults of advanced age. Recent interest in pain during older age has generated a steadily growing body of evidence on age differences in the phenomenology of the pain experience, age-appropriate pain assessment tools, and controlled outcome studies of various pain management options in older adults. However, our current knowledge remains incomplete, and there is an urgent need for better professional education programs, further dedicated research to help guide clinical practice, and better pain management strategies that specifically target the special needs of the older persons in our community. And it is necessary to discuss some of the observed differences in pain during the later years of life, to review age-appropriate pain assessment tools, including those for individuals with impaired communication skills, and to describe current guidelines for the management of persistent pain in older adults.
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KEYWORD
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Geriatrics, , Pain
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