title: [Pain management of elderly in nursing homes].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to determine pain management status of the elderly in nursing homes.
  
  
  METHODS
  The descriptive study sample included 82 elderly who presented to two nursing homes in İzmir between February-July 2012. In this study, Elderly Identification Form, Mini-Mental Scale, McGill Pain Scale (MAS) and Pain Management Inventory were used as the data collection tool.
  
  
  RESULTS
  It was determined that the highest rates of complaints the elderly individuals had were knee pain (64.6%) and headache (58.5%) in this study. Of the elderly people participating in the study, 96.3% took pain relievers for pain management and according to their statements, of the pain management methods they used, resting and directing attention to something else (X=5.76±0.87) and taking prescribed pain relievers (X=5.69±0.87) were very beneficial.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In elderly individuals, it is important to use pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods for pain management. Therefore, it is recommended to determine the most frequently used methods for pain management by the elderly and to integrate them into the care plan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Ege University Faculty of Nursing, İzmir, Turkey. ozelfiliz85@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Filiz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ozel
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Ege University Faculty of Nursing, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yasemin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yıldırım
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Ege University Faculty of Nursing, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ciçek
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fadıloğlu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003704:Dementia / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009735:Nursing Homes; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014421:Turkey