Age as a Factor in Admission to Chronic Pain Rehabilitation

Age as a Factor in Admission to Chronic Pain Rehabilitation

OBJECTIVE:To examine access to multidisciplinary pain rehabilitation programs for older patients. DESIGN:Telephone and written surveys of pain programs accredited by Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. Visual Analog Scale (VAS) ratings of patient vignettes in which older patien...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Clinical journal of pain 1998-06, Vol.14 (2), p.121-128
Hauptverfasser: Kee, William G, Middaugh, Susan J, Redpath, Sheryl, Hargadon, Robin
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Analysis of Variance
Anesthesia
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Chronic Disease
Health Surveys
Humans
Likelihood Functions
Local anesthesia. Pain (treatment)
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Pain - rehabilitation
Pain Measurement
Patient Admission
Personnel Selection
Prognosis
Telephone
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Zusammenfassung:OBJECTIVE:To examine access to multidisciplinary pain rehabilitation programs for older patients. DESIGN:Telephone and written surveys of pain programs accredited by Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. Visual Analog Scale (VAS) ratings of patient vignettes in which older patients were alternatively assigned their true age or a younger age. PARTICIPANTS:Health care professionals at pain programs. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:Telephone survey of admission policies and treatment services. VAS ratings of patient vignettes. RESULTS:No program excludes older pain patients by age. However, 28% of programs had admitted only the youngest old (
ISSN:0749-8047
1536-5409
DOI:10.1097/00002508-199806000-00006