Literature Review of Pain Management Techniques and Tools in Geriatric Population

dc.contributor.advisorVallie, Stephanie
dc.contributor.authorChowdhury, Sharfaa
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-04T19:41:12Z
dc.date.available2017-05-04T19:41:12Z
dc.description.abstractThis is a literature review of current articles and data available on the experiences, pharmacological interventions and non-pharmacological interventions available to treat chronic non-cancerous pain of the geriatric population within the last ten years. The objective of this research is to identify what tools and techniques are being used to assess patient pain levels, what types of pharmacological interventions are being used to treat the pain, and whether the pharmacological interventions are as effective as the non-pharmacological interventions. The research includes the review of seventeen articles gathered through online databases and focuses on three key areas: patient experience, pharmacology, alternative therapy. The research shows that there are many barriers during assessment that are preventing appropriate pain management; additionally, non-pharmacological pain interventions are found to be very effective in treating chronic non-cancerous pain. The objectives of the research are met and this article provides an overview of what is in the current literature for chronic non-cancerous pain management in the geriatric population.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10323/4543
dc.subjectGeriatricen_US
dc.subjectChronic painen_US
dc.subjectNon-cancerous painen_US
dc.subjectPain managementen_US
dc.subjectAlternative medicineen_US
dc.subjectNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsen_US
dc.subjectOpioid analgesicsen_US
dc.subjectPain assessmenten_US
dc.titleLiterature Review of Pain Management Techniques and Tools in Geriatric Populationen_US
dc.typeThesiseng

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