title: Factors influencing the experience of pain.
abstract: The experience of pain is influenced by a range of complex factors, all of which need to be taken into account if appropriate and effective care is to be provided. In this article, the third in a series of six, a range of factors that need to be considered in assessing a person's pain is discussed. These include the effect of age, previous experience of pain, gender and culture. The fourth article in the series will be published in next week's Nursing Times.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Health and Community Studies, Bournemouth University, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Carr
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000523:psychology*; D012737:Sex Factors