Author :
Kanaka, T.S. ; Govindaraju, S. ; Sadasivam, N. ; Karunanidhi, K. ; Nandakumar, M.R.
Author_Institution :
Indian Council of Med. Res., India
Abstract :
Presents an epidemological study of the senior citizen population at a semi-urban area, 22 km from Madras. This study aims at identifying those with pain. This is the pilot study of an ongoing research on “Pain in the Aged”, with a sample size of 302 senior citizens. The site of pain, cause of pain, nature of pain, diagnosis and management are discussed. The pain is grossly classified as orthopedic and non-orthopedic pain. Diagnostic health status, socio-economic status, habits, diet, psychological status and treatment are discussed. The possibility of preventing pain is considered
Keywords :
patient diagnosis; patient treatment; 22 km; Madras; diet; habits; health status; nonorthopedic pain; orthopedic pain; pain cause; pain diagnosis; pain in the aged; pain management; pain nature; psychological status; semi-urban area; senior citizen population; socio-economic status; treatment; Aging; Alcoholism; Councils; Educational institutions; Medical diagnostic imaging; Orthopedic surgery; Pain; Petroleum; Senior citizens; Statistics;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995 and 14th Conference of the Biomedical Engineering Society of India. An International Meeting, Proceedings of the First Regional Conference., IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Delhi
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2711-X
DOI :
10.1109/RCEMBS.1995.532973
