Managing chronic pain in older adults

Michael J. Yao; Katherine A. Tacker

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-29863-4_9

Managing chronic pain in older adults

Michael J. Yao, Katherine A. Tacker

Psychiatry

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Abstract

Older patients account for the largest group suffering from chronic pain and multiple comorbidities. Pain management in older patients must consider this population's changing sensitivities to drugs and common issues with polypharmacy. Undertreated or overmedicated pain is associated with functional limitations and increased risk of depression. Improvements in pain, mood, and functioning among older patients depend on coordinated and complementary care. In the following chapter, we review recent research on pain management, important aspects in the assessment of chronic pain in older patients, and treatment strategies that incorporate both pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Treating Comorbid Opioid Use Disorder in Chronic Pain
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	103-118
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319298634
ISBN (Print)	9783319298610
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29863-4_9
State	Published - Jan 1 2016

Keywords

Chronic pain
Depression
Elderly patients
Geriatric
Nonpharmacologic therapies
Older adults
Pain management
Persistent pain
Pharmacologic therapies
Polypharmacy

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Medicine(all)
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics(all)

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