Determination of prevalence, characteristics, management and related factors for pain in the older adults: pain among nursing home residents

Canan Birimoglu  Okuyan; Sini   Eloranta; Halaweh Nour  Elhouda

doi:10.4025/actascihealthsci.v44i1.58304

Determination of prevalence, characteristics, management and related factors for pain in the older adults: pain among nursing home residents

Canan Birimoglu Okuyan Sakarya University of Applied Sciences https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7339-6072
Sini Eloranta Turku University of Applied Sciences
Halaweh Nour Elhouda Hatay Mustafa Kemal University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v44i1.58304

Palavras-chave: older adults; pain; pain management; nursing homes; geriatric nursing; Turkey.

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This study aimed to determine pain assessment approaches and pain management strategies in elderly people in a nursing home.The cross-sectional-descriptive study sample consisted of 147 older adults living in a nursing home in Turkey in 2019. They all agreed to participate in the study (n = 147); however, as our research was about older adults with pain problems, the study was completed with a total of 108 older adults experiencing pain problems. The participants' average age was 73.60 ± 6.97 years. Geriatric pain scale scores were higher for women aged 75 years and over, those who had a chronic disease and those who received analgesics, and there was a statistically significant difference between the mean scores (p < 0.05). Nurses must pay attention to pain assessment and management in nursing homes because of the adverse effects of pain on older adults' health status, vital functions, and well-being.

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2022-04-11

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Okuyan, C. B., Eloranta, S., & Elhouda, H. N. (2022). Determination of prevalence, characteristics, management and related factors for pain in the older adults: pain among nursing home residents. Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences, 44(1), e58304. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v44i1.58304

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v. 44 (2022): Publicação contínua

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