| Yazarlar (3) |
Doç. Dr. Filiz ÖZEL ÇAKIR
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Yasemin Yıldırım
Ege Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
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Zehra Çiçek Fadıloğlu
Türkiye |
| Özet |
| Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine pain management status of the elderly in nursing homes. Methods: The descriptive study sample included 82 elderly who presented to two nursing homes in İzmir between February-July 2012. In this study, Elderly Identification Form, Mini-Mental Scale, McGill Pain Scale (MAS) and Pain Management Inventory were used as the data collection tool Results: It was determined that the highest rates of complaints the elderly individuals had were knee pain (64.6%) and headache (58.5%) in this study. Of the elderly people participating in the study, 96.3% took pain relievers for pain management and according to their statements, of the pain management methods they used, restingand directing attention to something else (X=5.76±0.87) and taking prescribed pain relievers (X=5.69±0.87) were very beneficial. Conclusion: In elderly individuals, it is important to use pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods for pain management. Therefore, it is recommended to determine the most frequently used methods for pain management by the elderly and to integrate them into the care plan. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Elderly | Pain | Pain management |
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | Ulusal alan endekslerinde (TR Dizin, ULAKBİM) yayımlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | Ağrı Dergisi |
| Dergi ISSN | 1300-0012 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | TR DİZİN |
| Makale Dili | Türkçe |
| Basım Tarihi | 04-2014 |
| Cilt No | 26 |
| Sayı | 2 |
| Sayfalar | 57 / 64 |
| Doi Numarası | 10.5505/agri.2014.41103 |
| Makale Linki | https://jag.journalagent.com/agri/pdfs/AGRI-41103-EXPERIMENTAL_AND_CLINICAL_STUDIES-OZEL.pdf |
| Atıf Sayıları | |
| WoS | 10 |
| SCOPUS | 8 |
| Google Scholar | 35 |
