A nursing approach to pain in older adults.
Persistent pain is a barrier to healthy aging. Nurses are in a unique position to assist older adults with pain to remain active and promote their well-being. Barrett's (1998) power-as-knowing participation-in-change theory can help nurses appreciate the contributions older people make, and mutually explore with them their options and choices regarding pain and their lifestyle.
Baumann
Steven
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Hunter College, City University of New York, USA.
D000368:Aged; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009742:Nursing Theory; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010353:Patient Education as Topic
D000700:Analgesics