Australasian Journal on Ageing · 1998 · 51 citations · 15 references
MedicineGeriatric MedicineGerontologyPain ManagementPain MedicineChronic PainGeriatric PainPain AssessmentPain Disorders
Abstract. Pain increases in prevalence from early adult years to approximately 60 years. Thereafter it seems likely that pain complaint reaches a plateau and may even decline in extreme old age. Pain in older people is demonstrably different to that experienced in younger adults, but if all the dimensions of the pain are recognised, it can be treated as effectively.
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The prevalence of pain complaints in a general population
Joan Crook, Elizabeth Rideout, Gina Browne · Pain · 1984 · 597 citations
Bruce A. Ferrell, Betty R. Ferrell, Dan Osterweil · Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 1990 · 584 citations