title: Effective pain management of older adult hospice patients with cancer.
abstract: Pain is subjective and a unique and individual experience. For those involved in the care of hospice patients, pain management can be challenging and is not always effectively managed. This case study explores an older adult cancer patient's pain experience at the end of her life with implementation of pain management strategies from hospice.
authors: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati Physicians, Cincinnati, OH 45255, USA. rnscott@gmail.com
authors: Scott A
authors: SA
authors: Thomas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D055048:Integrative Medicine / Q000379:methods; D008545:Melanoma / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods