pain assessment

BACKGROUND To investigate what a geriatric assessment in general practice adds towards previous findings of prevalence, location, impact and the dyadic doctor-patient perception of pain in this age group. METHODS Cross-sectional study. Consecutive patients aged 70 and over underwent a comprehensive geriatric assessment in general practice that included a basic pain assessment (severity, sites...

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The effect of emergency department crowding on the management of pain in older adults with hip fracture.

Journal: :Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2006

Ula Hwang Lynne D Richardson Tolulope O Sonuyi R Sean Morrison

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effect of emergency department (ED) crowding on assessment and treatment of pain in older adults. DESIGN Retrospective review of ED records from a prospective cohort study. SETTING Urban, academically affiliated, tertiary medical center. PARTICIPANTS One hundred fifty-eight patients, aged 50 and older, evaluated and hospitalized from the ED with hip fracture. ...

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