Treatment of chronic pain in persons with dementia: an overview.
The purpose of this review is to identify the common causes of nonmalignant chronic pain in people with dementia, discuss methods for determining the level of pain in patients who are nonverbal, and evaluate pharmacologic treatment for nonmalignant chronic pain.
Rubey
Robert N
RN
Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
D000082:Acetaminophen / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001168:Arthritis / Q000188:drug therapy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003704:Dementia / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D009294:Narcotics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D010146:Pain / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010147:Pain Measurement
D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D000927:Anticonvulsants; D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D009294:Narcotics; D000082:Acetaminophen