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Pain Management

A Guide to Safe Use of Pain Medicine (fda.gov)
Pain: You Can Get Help (nia.nih.gov)
Pain Management in the Elderly Population: A Review (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
"Barriers to effective management include challenges to proper pain assessment, underreporting of pain by patients, atypical manifestations of pain in the elderly, and a need for increased appreciation of the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic changes of aging."
GOOGLE ADVANCED SEARCH: elderly OR old-person OR Old-age pain-management site:.nih.gov

Pain Medication

Educational Resources: Misuse of Prescription Pain Relievers (fda.gov)

Misuse of Prescription Drugs

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Pain Consortium

Pain Assessment in Cognitively Impaired Older Adults [pdf]
Pain Education Interactive Modules
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Margaret Andersen (link is external)

Margaret Andersen is a 85-year-old woman with limited communication who demonstrates changes in behavior two weeks after entering a nursing care facility. View Interactive Module. (link is external) View 508-compliant text version (PDF, 738KB)

Betty Miller (link is external)

Betty Miller is a 77-year-old woman with right shoulder pain for the past 4 weeks. The case follows her visits to her primary care provider and pharmacist; home health services for nursing, social services, and physical therapy; and primary care follow-up. View interactive module. (link is external)View 508-compliant text version (PDF, 604KB)

Donald Williams (link is external)

Donald Williams is a 77-year-old man with a total knee arthroplasty 5 days ago. The case follows his interactions following his hospital stay to his skilled care facility. View Interactive Module(link is external). View 508-compliant text version (PDF, 642 KB).

Edna (link is external)

Through the case study, you follow Edna, a 70-year-old woman with chronic low back pain. View interactive module(link is external) View 508-compliant text version(PDF, 741 KB)

Mr. Frank (link is external)

Mr. Frank is a 80-year-old nursing home resident. Recent years have been marked by progressive cognitive decline attributed to Alzheimer's disease. View interactive module.(link is external) View 508-compliant text version (PDF, 545 KB)