Older adults are at risk of indadequate pain management, with age-related factors affecting pain management. Some 25% to 50% of community-dwelling seniors have pain that interferes with normal function3 and 59% to 80% of nursing home residents experience persistent pain.
Topics covered in this module
- Important considerations in pain management
- Strategies for assessing pain in older adults
- Pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic management options
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Release date, September 2007. Expiration date, December 2009.
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- CME Information
- Introduction
- Age-Related Physiologic Changes
- Clinical Evaluation & Assessment
- Pain History & Physical Examination
- Tools for Assessing Pain in Older Adults
- Psychosocial & Functional Assessment
- Patient & Caregiver Education
- Age-Related Central Nervous System (CNS) Disorders
- Nonpharmacologic Management
- Pharmacologic Management: Analgesic Selection in the Older Patient with Pain
- Summary
- Self-Assessment
- References