Barriers to Self-Reporting Pain among Older Adults

//Barriers to Self-Reporting Pain among Older Adults

The authors of a recent study published in the British Journal of Nursing conducted an extended literature review to identify barriers older adults encounter when self-reporting their chronic pain. The authors found that “attitudes such as stoicism, beliefs such as pain being a necessary part of ageing, and the external barriers generated by health professionals, all have a multidimensional relationship with the ‘decision’ to seek help for pain.” The results imply that there is a need for  “improved communication between health professionals and patients during the more comprehensive assessment of chronic pain.”

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2018-10-01T00:05:12-04:00

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