Pain Management in Elderly Adults

Journal of Infusion Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 161-165

  Horgas, Ann L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CELECOXIB; CODEINE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; NORTRIPTYLINE; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PENTAZOCINE; PETHIDINE; ROFECOXIB; SEDATIVE AGENT; ANALGESIC AGENT;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSTIPATION; CRYOTHERAPY; DROWSINESS; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG TOLERANCE; ELDERLY CARE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXERCISE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LEISURE; MASSAGE; MYALGIA; NAUSEA; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SIDE EFFECT; STOMACH DISEASE; AGED; DEMENTIA; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; METHODOLOGY; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW;

AGED; ANALGESICS; DEMENTIA; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0037733920     PISSN: 15331458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129804-200305000-00007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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