title: Pain in the Geriatric Patient with Advanced Chronic Disease.
abstract: The World Health Organization, one of the leading authorities on pain management, stressed the need for further guidelines to help manage pain in patients with chronic disease. In light of the impact of pain on morbidity and quality of life, this article summarizes current knowledge about pain experienced by older adults in 3 advanced non-cancer-related chronic diseases (ie, congestive heart failure, end-stage renal disease, and stroke) in which pain is common but not typically a primary focus of disease management. This article examines the data on the prevalence of pain, co-occurring symptoms, and challenges in managing pain in these conditions.
authors.affiliation: Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, 525 East 68th Street Box 39, New York, NY 10065, USA. Electronic address: vep9012@med.cornell.edu.
authors.forename: Veerawat
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Phongtankuel
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation, Rusk Rehabilitation at New York University Langone Medical Center, 238 East 38th Street 15-62, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Prin X
authors.initials: PX
authors.lastname: Amorapanth
authors.affiliation: Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, 525 East 68th Street Box 39, New York, NY 10065, USA.
authors.forename: Eugenia L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Siegler
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D015995:Prevalence
keywords: Congestive heart failure; End-stage renal disease; Geriatric; Opiates; Pain; Stroke