Use, Perceived Effectiveness, and Gender Differences of Pain Relief Strategies Among the Community-Dwelling Elderly in Taiwan

Yu, Hsing Yi; Tang, Feng‐Yao; Yeh, Ming Chen; Kuo, Benjamin Ing Tiau; Yu, Shu

doi:10.1016/j.pmn.2009.10.002

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“…[32,42] Literatürde paralel olarak yaşlı bireylerde %47.8-78 oranında reçeteli analjezik kullanımı ve ağrılı dönemde %48.1-50.1 oranında yaşlıların inaktiviteyi tercih ettikleri belirtilmektedir. [42,43] Vü- %47-67.8 oranında ağrı kesici kullandıkları ve bu yöntemleri çok yararlı buldukları belirtilmektedir. [21,34,42] Yaşlı bireylerin %46'sı aktivite kısıtlamasını kullandığını ve bu yöntemi çok yararlı bulduğunu bildirilmektedir.…”

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“…[40] Literatür incelendiğinde yaşlı bireylerin %57.6 oranında ağrılı bölgeye masaj uyguladığı; dikkati başka yöne çekme ise %15 oranında kullandığı görülmektedir. [21,43] Çalışmamızda yaşlı bireylerin %40.2 oranında dini inançtan aldığı desteğe odaklandığı bulunmuştur. Yapılan çalışmalarda %15.2 oranında yaşlı bireylerin ağrı yönetiminde dua ettikleri saptanmıştır.…”

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“…Yapılan çalışmalarda %15.2 oranında yaşlı bireylerin ağrı yönetiminde dua ettikleri saptanmıştır. [43] Çalışmamızda yaşlı bireylerin en düşük oranda ağ-rıyı başlatan ve arttıran yiyeceklerden kaçınma ve atel veya kuşak kullanarak ağrılı bölge/bölgeleri desteklemeyi kullandıkları belirlenmiştir. Bunun yanı sıra yaşlı bireylerin ağrı yönetiminde biyolojik geri bildirimi, meditasyon veya rehber eşliğinde hayal kurma gibi rahatlama yöntemlerini ve Transkütanöz Elektriksel Stimülasyonu (TENS) hiç kullanmadık-ları bulunmuştur (Tablo 4).…”

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Pain Management of Elderly in Nursing Homes

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Yıldırım²,

Fadıloğlu³

2014

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Pain Management of Elderly in Nursing Homes

Özel¹,

Yıldırım²,

Fadıloğlu³

2014

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“…The prevalence of pain in community-dwelling older persons is high, ranging from 25% to 50% [3]. Older persons have been found to suffer from different levels of pain [4–6]. Most suffer from pain originating from the musculoskeletal system [4, 5, 7, 8].…”

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Aromatherapy: Does It Help to Relieve Pain, Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in Community-Dwelling Older Persons?

Tang

Tse

2014

BioMed Research International

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To examine the effectiveness of an aromatherapy programme for older persons with chronic pain. The community-dwelling elderly people who participated in this study underwent a four-week aromatherapy programme or were assigned to the control group, which did not receive any interventions. Their levels of pain, depression, anxiety, and stress were collected at the baseline and at the postintervention assessment after the conclusion of the four-week programme. Eighty-two participants took part in the study. Forty-four participants (37 females, 7 males) were in the intervention group and 38 participants (30 females, 8 males) were in the control group. The pain scores were 4.75 (SD 2.32) on a 10-point scale for the intervention group and 5.24 (SD 2.14) for the control group before the programme. There was a slight reduction in the pain score of the intervention group. No significant differences were found in the same-group and between-group comparisons for the baseline and postintervention assessments. The depression, anxiety, and stress scores for the intervention group before the programme were 11.18 (SD 6.18), 9.64 (SD 7.05), and 12.91 (SD 7.70), respectively. A significant reduction in negative emotions was found in the intervention group (P < 0.05). The aromatherapy programme can be an effective tool to reduce pain, depression, anxiety, and stress levels among community-dwelling older adults.

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“…Females may have differed from males in their response to pain such that they were more likely than males to seek a referral for specialized pain management. For example, females may be more likely to prefer alternative approaches (Yu et al, 2011) to relieve cancer-related pain due to a greater likelihood of both worrying about (Wang et al, 1997;Tzeng et al, 2006) and experiencing opioid-related side effects (Cepeda et al, 2003). Research on the effects of gender on opioid consumption has produced mixed results (Eggen, 1993;Edrington et al, 2004).…”

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Gender Differences Associated with Pain Characteristics and Treatment in Taiwanese Oncology Outpatients

Shen

Wang

Shu

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Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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The purpose of this descriptive and comparative study was to examine gender differences relevant to pain intensity, opioid prescription patterns and opioid consumption in Taiwanese oncology outpatients. The 92 participants had been prescribed opioid analgesics for cancer-related pain at least once in the past week and were asked to complete the Brief Pain Inventory -Chinese questionnaire and to recall the dosage of each opioid analgesic that they had ingested within the previous 24 hours. For opioid prescriptions and consumption, all analgesics were converted to morphine equivalents. The results revealed a significant difference between males and female minimum pain thresholds (t = 2.38, p = 0.02) and current pain thresholds (t = 2.12, p = 0.04), with males reporting a higher intensity of pain than females. In addition, this study found that males tended to use prescribed opioid analgesics more frequently than females on the bases of both around the clock (ATC) (t = 1.90, p = 0.06) and ATC plus as needed (ATC + PRN) (t = 2.33, p = 0.02). However, there was no difference between males and females in opioid prescriptions on an ATC basis (t = 0.52, p = 0.60) or at an ATC + PRN basis (t = 0.40, p = 0.69). The results suggest that there may be a gender bias in the treatment of cancer pain, supporting the proposal of routine examination of the effect of gender on cancer pain management. These findings suggest that clinicians should be particularly aware of potential gender differences during pain monitoring and the consumption of prescribed opioid analgesics.

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Use, Perceived Effectiveness, and Gender Differences of Pain Relief Strategies Among the Community-Dwelling Elderly in Taiwan

Cited by 15 publications

References 38 publications

Pain Management of Elderly in Nursing Homes

Pain Management of Elderly in Nursing Homes

Aromatherapy: Does It Help to Relieve Pain, Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in Community-Dwelling Older Persons?

Gender Differences Associated with Pain Characteristics and Treatment in Taiwanese Oncology Outpatients

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