Pain intensity among institutionalized elderly: a comparison between numerical scales and verbal descriptors

Pereira, Lílian Varanda; Pereira, Gilberto de Araújo; Moura, Louise Amália de; Fernandes, Rayanne Rodrigues

doi:10.1590/s0080-623420150000500014

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“…18 The presence of pain has shown a direct correlation with QLe is a frequent complaint among the elderly, 19 and can reach about 50% of the elderly in the community 20 and more than 70% in the institutionalized ones. 21 Its presence can impair mobility, the performance of daily tasks and make the individual more dependent on care, 10 thus compromising the QLe of the elderly. 20 Moderate and inverse correlation of how much a person takes advantage of life and how much they need medical treatment, reinforces the premise that the pathological process directly interferes in QL.…”

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Quality of life and risk of depression in institutionalized elderly / Qualidade de vida e risco de depressão em idosos institucionalizados

Ratuchnei

Marquete

Prado

et al. 2021

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Objetivo: verificar a prevalência de sintomas depressivos e associação com qualidade de vida em idosos institucionalizados. Métodos: estudo descritivo realizado com idosos de duas instituições de longa permanência do Paraná. Os dados foram coletados entre junho e setembro de 2018, mediante entrevista estruturada, utilizando o The World Health OrganizationQualityof Life (WHOQOL – bref) e a Escala de Depressão Geriátrica. Os dados foram analisados por meio de estatística descritiva e inferencial no software R. Resultados: a maioria dos idosos (62%) tinha algum grau de sintomas depressivos - leve ou severo. A qualidade de vida apresentou correlação com características sociodemográficas, condição de saúde, estilo de vida e presença de sintomas depressivos. Conclusão: a prevalência de sintomas depressivo na amostra estudada foi alta, o que indica a necessidade de maior atenção para a saúde mental de idosos residentes em instituições de longa permanência.

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Quality of life and risk of depression in institutionalized elderly / Qualidade de vida e risco de depressão em idosos institucionalizados

Ratuchnei

Marquete

Prado

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“…The prevalence of chronic pain in the elderly is constantly explored, and these values are widely variable, permeating around 50% of the elderly in the community 21,22 . In institutionalized elderly, this number may vary between 40 and 78% 23 . In this study, a prevalence of chronic pain in institutionalized elderly was found corresponding to what the literature reports.…”

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Prevalence of chronic pain and analysis of handgrip strength in institutionalized elderly

Ribeiro

Garbin

Jorge

et al. 2019

Brazilian Journal of Pain

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Musculoskeletal disorders are accentuated with aging. Among these, chronic pain can influence several functional aspects such as handgrip strength, especially in institutionalized elderly. The objective of this study was to check the prevalence of chronic pain and to analyze the handgrip strength in institutionalized elderly. METHODS: A cross-sectional, population-based study was carried out at long-term care facilities in Passo Fundo/RS (2016)(2017)(2018). The population was composed of 281 residents, evaluated for sociodemographic variables (medical records), handgrip strength (manual dynamometry), and chronic pain (self-report). The statistical analysis used the descriptive statistics and the Student t-test of independent samples (p≤0.05). RESULTS:The sample consisted of 173 elderly individuals (80.95±8.94 years). The majority lived in private institutions, were women, widows, with 1 to 8 years of education. The prevalence of chronic pain was 39.3%, and the mean handgrip strength was 7.0±6.42kg (right hand) and 6.24±5.96kg (left hand). The handgrip strength was higher in the groups of elderly men (right and left hands: p=0.000) and non-long-living seniors (right hand: p=0.017; left hand: p=0.002). There was no difference in handgrip strength values between the groups with and without chronic pain (p>0.05). Prevalence of chronic pain and analysis of handgrip strength in institutionalized elderlyPrevalência de dor crônica e análise da força de preensão manual em idosos institucionalizados

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“…Pain. We screened for pain complaints and their intensity using the 5-point Verbal Descriptor Scale: no pain; mild pain; moderate pain; severe pain; or worst possible pain [23]. Participants identi ed as having any pain were also asked the following question: "Did the pain occur on most days in the past three months?".…”

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Prospective GERiatric Observational (ProGERO) Study: Cohort Design and Preliminary Results

Saraiva

Rangel

Cunha

et al. 2020

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Background: The demographic changes in Brazil as a result of population aging is one of the fastest in the world. The far-reaching new challenges that come with a large older population are particularly disquieting in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Longitudinal studies must be completed in LMICs to investigate the social and biological determinants of aging and the consequences of such demographic changes in their context. Therefore, we designed the Prospective GERiatric Observational (ProGERO) study, a longitudinal study of older adults in Brazil, to collect data both on healthy aging and chronic diseases, and investigate characteristics associated with adverse outcomes in this population. Methods: The ProGERO study takes place in a geriatric outpatient clinic in the largest academic medical center in Latin America. We performed baseline health examinations in 2017 and will complete subsequent in-person visits every three years when new participants will also be recruited. We will use periodic telephone interviews to collect information on the outcomes of interest between in-person visits. The baseline evaluation included data on demographics, medical history, physical examination, and comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA; including multimorbidity, medications, social support, functional status, cognition, depressive symptoms, nutritional status, pain assessment, frailty, gait speed, handgrip strength, and chair-stands test). We used a previously validated CGA-based model to rank participants according to mortality risk (low, medium, high). Our selected outcomes were falls, disability, health services utilization (emergency room visits and hospital admissions), institutionalization, and death. We will follow participants for at least ten years.Results: We included 1,336 participants with a mean age of 82±8 years old. Overall, 70% were women, 31% were frail, and 43% had a Charlson comorbidity index score ≥3. According to our CGA-based model, the incidence of death in one year varied significantly across categories (low-risk=0.6%; medium-risk=7.4%; high-risk=17.5%; P<0.001).Conclusion: The ProGERO study will provide detailed clinical data and explore the late-life trajectories of community-dwelling older patients during a follow-up period of at least 10 years. Moreover, the study will substantially contribute to new information on the predictors of healthy and pathological aging in older adults from LMICs.

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Pain intensity among institutionalized elderly: a comparison between numerical scales and verbal descriptors

Cited by 15 publications

References 33 publications

Quality of life and risk of depression in institutionalized elderly / Qualidade de vida e risco de depressão em idosos institucionalizados

Quality of life and risk of depression in institutionalized elderly / Qualidade de vida e risco de depressão em idosos institucionalizados

Prevalence of chronic pain and analysis of handgrip strength in institutionalized elderly

Prospective GERiatric Observational (ProGERO) Study: Cohort Design and Preliminary Results

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