Pendampingan Lansia dalam Pelayanan Keperawatan Mandiri Dengan Masalah Nyeri Kronik

The decreasing of biological function in the aging process affecting a damage in organ tissue in the elderly, so they are easy to be susceptible of diseases including chronic pain. Pain management in the elderly with osteoarthritis in the community in large mount use pain relievers, and rarely use non-pharmacological therapy, even though the use of non-pharmacological pain management has a smaller risk of drug side effects. The solution needed to be done is Assistance to elderly in Independent Nursing Services with Chronic Pain Problems. The implementation method is providing health education to elderly families, mentoring chronic pain management independently, assisting in developing an integrated healthcare center program for the elderly on chronic pain management and conducting training for elderly health cadres. The results of the implementation of mentoring for elderly were carried out in four activities including health counseling for the elderly and family, assistancing in managing chronic pain independently, optimizing the elderly integrated healthcare center program on pain management and training for elderly health cadres. Assistancing for the elderly in independent nursing services as part of human resource development efforts in improving the handling of problems that occur in the elderly, one of which is chronic pain in the elderly, namely with independent nursing services that can be done at home, so that it becomes part of promotive and preventive efforts

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How effective are nonpharmacological interventions for chronic pain management in the elderly?

Aging Health ◽

10.2217/ahe.12.37 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 399-401

Author(s):

Juyoung Park

Keyword(s):

Chronic Pain ◽

Pain Management ◽

The Elderly ◽

Chronic Pain Management

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PKM: improving the posyandu elderly capacity to improve the degree of elderly health

ABDIMAS TALENTA: Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat ◽

10.32734/abdimastalenta.v4i2.3925 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 281-288

Author(s):

Kadek Ayu Suarmini ◽

Putu Agus Windu Yasa Bukian ◽

Putu Sukma Megaputri ◽

Ni Kadek Nadia Sintia Dewi

Keyword(s):

Health Workers ◽

The Elderly ◽

Application Technology ◽

Additional Food ◽

Integrated Healthcare ◽

Primary Health ◽

Healthcare Center ◽

Elderly Health ◽

To Come

Kubutambahan and Bulian Village are two villages that are included in the working area of the Primary health care in Kubutambahan. Integrated Healthcare Center (IHC) elderly in these two villages still have lower coverage than other villages. In addition, the elderly IHC cadre are also not very active in promoting activities and inviting all elderly elements in the villages of Bulian and Kubutamabahan to come to the IHC. The elderly exercise becomes innovative as an improvement in the quality of life of the elderly. In view of the need for active cadres so that elderly gymnastic instructors are not only trained by health workers but also by elderly IHC cadres themselves. The method used is application technology with three patern (promotion, information and education). The stages of implementation are preparation, implementation and evaluation. The target is for all the elderly in the working area of the health center. The results of this service include the provision of IHC information through loudspeakers car, cadre training, provision of additional food as a reward for the arrival of the elderly to the IHC, providing health information and elderly exercise. This service is effectively carried out so that there is an increase in elderly visits and elderly cadres become trained. In addition, the elderly cadre also developed themselves by becoming an elderly gymnastic instructor. The conclusion is that there is an increase in elderly visits and cadres are increasingly trained.

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Chronic Pain Management in Older Adults

Ramathibodi Medical Journal ◽

10.33165/rmj.2019.42.2.136135 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 42 (2) ◽

pp. 63-78

Author(s):

Sirasa Ruangritchankul ◽

Orapitchaya Krairit

Keyword(s):

Chronic Pain ◽

Pain Management ◽

Pharmacological Treatment ◽

Behavioral Therapy ◽

Opioid Analgesics ◽

The Elderly ◽

Psychological Status ◽

Chronic Pain Management ◽

Pharmacological Management ◽

Pain In The Elderly

Chronic pain in the elderly usually has negative impacts on physical and psychological status, therefore, early diagnosis and treatment should be performed. The principle of chronic pain management is assessment of pathophysiology which leads to different choices of treatment. Furthermore, chronic pain management in the elderly should be combined nonpharmacological such as cognitive-behavioral therapy and pharmacological treatment in order to increase efficacy of pain control. Pharmacological management for chronic pain is composed of 3 categories including nonopioid analgesics, opioid analgesics, and adjuvant medications. The strategies of pharmacological treatment in the elderly are consideration of start with a low dose and slow titration. Moreover, physicians and pharmacists should be aware of drug-drug interactions, drug-disease interactions, as well as adverse drug reactions and events during treatment.

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