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Home » Index » Volume 13, No. 2 -- 2000

Volume 13, No. 2 -- 2000

Pain in the elderly with cancer

-- Sophie M. Colleau, PhD

  • Why is pain undertreated in elderly cancer patients?
  • How to administer analgesics in the older patient with cancer
  • Opioids to avoid in the elderly

Resources for managing cancer pain in the elderly

RESEARCH IN CANCER PAIN AND PALLIATIVE CARE:
Challenges in caring for the elderly in pain
    PREVALENCE OF PAIN
  • Elderly nursing home residents have pain which must be treated
    PAIN ASSESSMENT IN THE ELDERLY
  • Instruments to assess pain reviewed
  • Valid scale allows pain assessment of older cancer patients with cognitive problems
  • Nurses ignore pain in the elderly
    INADEQUATE PAIN TREATMENT
  • Older cancer patients receive less analgesics than younger patients
  • Older cancer patients have greater risk of undermedication of pain
  • Daily cancer pain undertreated in older patients
  • Age affects opioid response
    CAN PATIENT EDUCATION IMPROVE PAIN RELIEF?
  • Education of elderly cancer patients and families can improve pain relief
  • Education of elderly cancer patients can help manage pain
  • Education of elderly patients does not improve pain experience


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