Dentino Andrew, Medina Roberto, Steinberg Eugene
The Donald W. Reynolds Department of Geriatric Medicine, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center College of Medicine, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
The Donald W. Reynolds Department of Geriatric Medicine, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center College of Medicine, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
Prim Care. 2017 Sep;44(3):519-528. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2017.04.009.
Pain is a common and often underappreciated and undermanaged problem in older adults. This article addresses the scope of the issue of pain prevalence in older adults, types of pain and their characteristics, approach to and clinical workup of older adults with pain complaints and pain-related symptoms, nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic management strategies, and caveats with attention to medication side effects in the elderly.
疼痛是老年人中常见且常被低估和管理不足的问题。本文探讨了老年人疼痛患病率问题的范围、疼痛类型及其特征、对有疼痛主诉和疼痛相关症状的老年人的处理方法和临床检查、非药物和药物管理策略,以及关注老年人药物副作用的注意事项。