TY - JOUR T1 - Special consideration for pain management in the older person JF - Clinical Medicine JO - Clin Med SP - 295 LP - 297 DO - 10.7861/clinmed.CM-2022-0273 VL - 22 IS - 4 AU - Terence Ong AU - Chiann Ni Thiam Y1 - 2022/07/01 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/22/4/295.abstract N2 - 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. ER -