Pain in the aged

Author

Kanaka, T.S. ; Govindaraju, S. ; Sadasivam, N. ; Karunanidhi, K. ; Nandakumar, M.R.

Author_Institution

Indian Council of Med. Res., India

fYear

1995

fDate

15-18 Feb 1995

Firstpage

19784

Abstract

Presents an epidemological study of the senior citizen population at a semi-urban area, 22 km from Madras. This study aims at identifying those with pain. This is the pilot study of an ongoing research on “Pain in the Aged”, with a sample size of 302 senior citizens. The site of pain, cause of pain, nature of pain, diagnosis and management are discussed. The pain is grossly classified as orthopedic and non-orthopedic pain. Diagnostic health status, socio-economic status, habits, diet, psychological status and treatment are discussed. The possibility of preventing pain is considered

Keywords

patient diagnosis; patient treatment; 22 km; Madras; diet; habits; health status; nonorthopedic pain; orthopedic pain; pain cause; pain diagnosis; pain in the aged; pain management; pain nature; psychological status; semi-urban area; senior citizen population; socio-economic status; treatment; Aging; Alcoholism; Councils; Educational institutions; Medical diagnostic imaging; Orthopedic surgery; Pain; Petroleum; Senior citizens; Statistics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995 and 14th Conference of the Biomedical Engineering Society of India. An International Meeting, Proceedings of the First Regional Conference., IEEE

Conference_Location

New Delhi

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2711-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RCEMBS.1995.532973

Filename

532973