Managing Pain in the Older Adult - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0826115675 ISBN 13: 9780826115676

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company, 2008

Synopsis

Our elderly population is the fastest-growing segment of society, and pain, particularly chronic pain, is one of the most common problems this group faces. In Managing Pain in the Older Adult, Dr. Jansen provides treatment options designed for older adults. Controlling pain can be challenging as the elderly, in addition to the common physiologic changes of aging, often have multiple health problems and take many medications. Furthermore, drugs are only rarely tested on older adults, so pharmaceutical intervention often relies on a slow trial and error regime. Drawing on her experience in critical care and neuroscience nursing as well as work as a G.N.P., Dr. Jansen adopts a multimodality approach to focus on the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of acute and chronic pain among older adults with interventional, non-interventional, pharmacotherapeutic, and nonpharmacotherapeutic methods. Managing Pain in the Older Adult addresses a myriad of factors pertaining exclusively to pain management among the elderly, including: The importance of early recognition of pain symptoms Environmental factors that influence pain and its perception Specific issues involved when treating the elderly Non-pharmaceutical treatments: physical therapy, acupuncture, and other complementary techniques Lack of resources for treating pain in the aged The book will serve as an invaluable reference for a wide range of health care providers working with our aging population.

About this title

Synopsis

Controlling pain in this population is more challenging for health care providers because the elderly often have multiple health problems and take many medications in addition to the physiologic changes of aging. This book places emphasis on the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of acute and chronic pain among older adults. It provides noninterventional, pharmacotherapeutic, and nonpharmacotherapeutic methods. Assessing and treating acute and chronic pain among the elderly is a large and growing health care problem. This book provides treatments for acute and chronic pain, which require modification for the elderly; and pain management techniques, including physical therapy and nonpharmacotherapeutic treatments such as acupuncture and other complementary therapies which are effective. It also discusses the lack of resources for treating pain in the elderly.

About the Author

Michaelene P. Jansen PhD, R.N., C., A.P.R.N., B.C., is a Professor of Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. She is a certified Family and Gerontological nurse practitioner and is certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center in Pain. She has worked with chronic pain patients at the Pain Clinic of Northwestern Wisconsin for many years. Her professional career includes advanced practice nursing in primary care, pain, and pulmonary clinics. Professional nurse experiences include critical care and trauma. She has co-edited three editions of Advanced Practice Nursing, Core Concepts for Professional Role Development (Third Edition, Springer Publishing, 2005).

About this edition

• Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0826115675
• ISBN 13: 9780826115676
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 248
• Editor: Jansen PhD Michaelene P.