Titlebook: Handbook of Pain and Aging; David I. Mostofsky,Jacob Lomranz Book 1997 Springer Science+Business Media New York 1997 assessment.coping.man

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The Assessment of Pain in the Elderlys to the determination of the final pain response (Melzack & Casey, 1968). Age may have an effect on each of these dimensions and ultimately on the pain experienced. The assessment of pain in the elderly, therefore, requires a holistic approach with sensitivity to the special concerns of this popula

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Managing Pain in the Institutionalized Elderlyre potentially painful (Ferrell, 1991; Foley, 1993; Harkins, 1988). Attention has recently been focused on the adequate assessment and treatment of pain in the elderly institutionalized population (Ferrell, 1991; Parmelee, Smith, & Katz, 1993; Sengstaken & King, 1993). Although elders residing in th

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Rehabilitating the Elderly in Return to Workretirement (see Figure 7-1). Consider these demographics: In the United States today, 11% of the working population, or 24 million people, have reached or passed the age of 65. In 40 years, this percentage is expected to increase to 18%. By the year 2050, 25% of the U.S. population will be in this a

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The Role of Pain in the Cascade from Chronic Illness to Social Disability and Psychological Distressetween chronic physical illness and psychological distress in late life, the associations between reporting of pain and indices of depression have been extensively studied (Parmelee, 1994; Romano & Turner, 1985). Nevertheless, the role of pain in mediating the effects of ill health on functioning an

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