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The management of pain in older people : a workbook / / Pat Schofield, Barry Aveyard, Catherine Black



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Autore: Schofield Pat (Patricia A.) Visualizza persona
Titolo: The management of pain in older people : a workbook / / Pat Schofield, Barry Aveyard, Catherine Black Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Keswick [England], : M&K Update, 2007
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (93 p.)
Disciplina: 616/.0472
Soggetto topico: Pain in old age
Older people - Care
Altri autori: AveyardBarry  
BlackCatherine  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di contenuto: Prelims; Table of contents; About the authors; Introduction; Chapter 1 Epidemiology of pain in the older adult; Chapter 2 Physiological and biochemical changes; Chapter 3 The importance of communication; Chapter 4 Assessment of pain; Chapter 5 The role of the multidisciplinary team; Chapter 6 Pharmacological management of pain; Chapter 7 Snoezelen or 'sensory environments; Chapter 8 Cancer pain management in the older person; Chapter 9 Non-pharmacological approaches to pain management in the older person; Appendix 1: Case studies; Appendix 2: Test your knowledge; Word search
Appendix 3: Further reading and resources
Sommario/riassunto: A workbook designed to give you a basic introduction into the issues around pain in older people. It explores the size and nature of the problem along with practical assessment and management approaches and will help you to think about the issues in your own area of practice. it is not designed to make you an expert in pain management, but to increase your awareness of the complexity of the pain experience when working with older adults and to help you to understand the need for a creative and innovative approach to dealing with the person in your care who may be in pain.
Titolo autorizzato: The management of pain in older people  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-907830-22-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910819159303321
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Serie: Skills for Caring