Frohnhofen Helmut
Faculty of Health, Department of Medicine, University Witten-Herdecke, Alfred-Herrhausen-Str. 50, 45276, Witten, Germany.
Z Gerontol Geriatr. 2018 Dec;51(8):871-874. doi: 10.1007/s00391-018-01461-8. Epub 2018 Oct 26.
Disturbed sleep and persistent pain are common in old people. Persistent pain has a well proven impact on sleep but the relationship between both phenomena is bidirectional since disturbed sleep affects pain perception by lowering the pain threshold. An optimal disease management takes both phenomena into account.
睡眠障碍和持续性疼痛在老年人中很常见。持续性疼痛对睡眠有已被充分证实的影响,但这两种现象之间的关系是双向的,因为睡眠障碍会通过降低痛阈来影响疼痛感知。最佳的疾病管理需要兼顾这两种现象。