PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Terence Ong
AU  - Chiann Ni Thiam
TI  - Special consideration for pain management in the older person
AID  - 10.7861/clinmed.CM-2022-0273
DP  - 2022 Jul 01
TA  - Clinical Medicine
PG  - 295--297
VI  - 22
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/22/4/295.short
4100  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/22/4/295.full
SO  - Clin Med2022 Jul 01; 22
AB  - Pain is common among older people. However, it remains underrecognised and under-treated. A comprehensive assessment of pain involves identifying its cause, establishing its severity, determining its impact on the person experiencing it and reviewing the person's response to treatment. Addressing their pain requires a different approach compared to a younger person because there is usually concomitant frailty, multimorbidity, polypharmacy, sensory deficits and cognitive impairment. This review will summarise a comprehensive approach to pain management in the older person.