title: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Managing Pain in Older Adults.
abstract: An interdisciplinary approach to managing pain has been widely used in managing specific pain conditions (eg, lower back and fibromyalgia) but not reviewed specifically for older adults. Interdisciplinary approaches have been used in primary, residential long-term, and acute care settings, where a variety of health care professionals work on pain teams to manage pain in older adults. Given the multidimensional nature of pain in older adults, interdisciplinary approaches to managing pain are recommended in practice. This article reviews the rationale supporting an interdisciplinary approach to managing pain in older adults and summarizes studies that have evaluated this approach.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2, Canada. Electronic address: Abigail.Wickson-Griffiths@uregina.ca.
authors.forename: Abigail
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wickson-Griffiths
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, HSC 3N25F, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1, Canada.
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaasalainen
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Iowa, 101 College of Nursing Building, 50 Newton Road, Iowa City, IA 52242-1121, USA.
authors.forename: Keela
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Herr
mesh_terms: D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods*; D010147:Pain Measurement
keywords: Interdisciplinary; Multidisciplinary; Older adults; Pain management