Brown, L, Young, JB, Clegg, A et al. (1 more author) (2015) Pain in older people with frailty. Reviews in Clinical Gerontology, 25 (3). pp. 159-171. ISSN 0959-2598
Abstract
In this review we identified cohort and cross-sectional studies which assessed pain in community-dwelling older people (> 65 years) reliably characterised as frail. Secondly, we considered biologically plausible mechanisms which may alter pain perception, or contribute to, or exacerbate pain in an older person with frailty. Thirdly, we considered specific implications of pain management for this group of people. From the limited data from the seven included studies, it would appear that the presence of pain is higher in older people with frailty compared to people characterised as pre-frail or not frail. Thus, older people reporting pain are more likely to be frail. However, a lack of prospective data precludes inferences about the direction of the relationship: that is whether pain or frailty is the antecedent. Further research is needed to understand the direction of the relationship, and to identify appropriate pain management strategies for older people with frailty.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Cambridge University Press 2015. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Reviews in Clinical Gerontology. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | older people; frailty; pain; analgesia |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Leeds Institute of Health Sciences (Leeds) > Academic Unit of Elderly Care and Rehabilitation (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 30 Sep 2016 14:41 |
Last Modified: | 11 Nov 2016 13:07 |
Published Version: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0959259815000143 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Identification Number: | 10.1017/S0959259815000143 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:91210 |