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Epidemiology of Pain in Older People

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Pain Management in Older Adults

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In both developed and developing countries, populations are aging, largely due to a significant increase in life expectancy. This phenomenon will continue to progress over the next few decades. Chronic pain is the most frequently reported symptom in community settings, where most older people liven, as well as in residential care units. Pain is accompanied by heterogeneous comorbidities and dramatically impairs the quality of life of older people. Pain management is particularly difficult in older people with communication disorders, and this public health problem remains overall underrecognized and undertreated.

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  1. Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University Regional Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand, France

    Gisèle Pickering

  2. Inserm CIC 1405 and Neurodol 1107, Medical Faculty, Clermont-Ferrand, Cedex, France

    Gisèle Pickering

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  2. Health Services Research, Maastricht University Health Services Research, Maastricht, Limburg, The Netherlands

    Sandra Zwakhalen

  3. School of Nursing, McMaster University School of Nursing, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

    Sharon Kaasalainen

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Pickering, G. (2018). Epidemiology of Pain in Older People. In: Pickering, G., Zwakhalen, S., Kaasalainen, S. (eds) Pain Management in Older Adults. Perspectives in Nursing Management and Care for Older Adults. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71694-7_1

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