| Description |
1 online resource (x, 186 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Oxford pain management library |
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Oxford pain management library.
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| Contents |
The epidemiology of pain / Elaine Thomas, Kate Dunn, and Clare Jinks -- Assessment of pain, mood, and quality of life / S. José Closs -- Pain in patients with cognitive impairment / Duncan Forsyth -- Osteoporosis / Caitlyn Dowson -- Musculoskeletal pain / Karen Walker-Bone -- Abdominal pain / Krishna Moorthy and Mark Deakin -- Medication for pain / Peter Crome -- Pain and addiction / Ilana Crome -- Cognitive behavioural therapy / Chris J. Main, Sandra J. Waters, and Francis J. Keefe -- Depression and pain / Andy Moore and Mike Jorsh -- Use of alternative therapies in older people with pain / Panos Barlas -- The role of occupational and physiotherapy / Bhanu Ramaswamy, Jill Chanter, and Claire Craig -- Palliative care, cancer care, and end of life / Lisa Beeston -- Nursing care / Dee Burrows |
| Summary |
Pain in later life is both quite common and disabling, and it differs significantly in terms of its aetiology, diagnosis and treatment from pain in the general adult population. Older people often have complicated co-morbidities, have a high prevalence of mental health problems (e.g., anxiety, cognitive impairment, and depression) and respond to treatment in different ways compared to younger people. Their specific needs are rarely discussed specifically in more general texts. Part of the "Oxford Pain Management Library," this pocketbook will serve as a concise companion for healthcar |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Pain in old age -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Older people.
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Pain Management
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Aged
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Pain -- complications
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elderly.
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MEDICAL -- Geriatrics.
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MEDICAL -- Nursing -- Gerontology.
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Older people
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Pain in old age
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Health and Wellbeing.
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| Genre/Form |
handbooks.
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Handbooks and manuals
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Crome, Peter
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Main, Chris J
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Lally, Frank
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| ISBN |
9780191575082 |
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0191575089 |
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