Pain characterization in institutionalized elderly patients

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Luciana Araújo Dos Reis²  Gilson De Vasconcelos Torres¹  Luana Araújo Dos Reis¹ 

[1] ,State University of the southeast of Bahia department of Health ,Brazil

关键词: elderly;    pain;    prevalence;    quality of life;    idosos;    dor;    prevalência;    qualidade de vida;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2008000300009

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The aim of the present study was to identify the prevalence and characteristics of pain chronic in relation to qualitative aspects and location in elderly (65 the 104 old) institutionalized in Jequié, Bahia, Brazil. This is a descriptive exploratory study with a transversal design and quantitative approach. The instrument used consisted of: data identification; mini-mental examination; pain-related aspects; and the McGill Pain Questionnaire. Half of the subjects were women, with a pain prevalence of 73.3%, 30% of whom had experienced pain for 1 to 5 years, 25% for more than 5 years, 28.3% did not cite pain duration and 16.6% reported having had pain for less than 1 year. With respect to quantification of pain, the most cited was moderate (25.7%). Many of the elderly were in the age group of 60 to 69 years, most painful complaint lodged mild and moderate, and places most affected were, knees and lumbar spine.

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