Pain in older people

Pain in older people / edited by Peter Crome, Chris J. Main and Frank Lally.

Pain in later life is both quite common and disabling, and it differs significantly in terms of its aetiology, diagnosis and treatment from pain in the general adult population. Older people often have complicated co-morbidities, have a high prevalence of mental health problems (e.g., anxiety, cogni...

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Other Authors: Crome, Peter, Main, Chris J., Lally, Frank
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Series:Oxford pain management library.
Subjects:
Pain in old age > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Older people.
elderly.
MEDICAL > Geriatrics.
MEDICAL > Nursing > Gerontology.
Older people
Pain in old age
Health and Wellbeing.
handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
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Table of Contents:
  • The epidemiology of pain / Elaine Thomas, Kate Dunn, and Clare Jinks
  • Assessment of pain, mood, and quality of life / S. José Closs
  • Pain in patients with cognitive impairment / Duncan Forsyth
  • Osteoporosis / Caitlyn Dowson
  • Musculoskeletal pain / Karen Walker-Bone
  • Abdominal pain / Krishna Moorthy and Mark Deakin
  • Medication for pain / Peter Crome
  • Pain and addiction / Ilana Crome
  • Cognitive behavioural therapy / Chris J. Main, Sandra J. Waters, and Francis J. Keefe
  • Depression and pain / Andy Moore and Mike Jorsh
  • Use of alternative therapies in older people with pain / Panos Barlas
  • The role of occupational and physiotherapy / Bhanu Ramaswamy, Jill Chanter, and Claire Craig
  • Palliative care, cancer care, and end of life / Lisa Beeston
  • Nursing care / Dee Burrows.

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