| Yazarlar |
Prof. Dr. Figen TUNCAY
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
| Özet |
| One of the most important problems encountered in geriatric population is the evaluation and treatment of pain. Pain is extensive and complicated problem in the elderly. The perception of pain may alter by aging. This study is planned to investigate whether any change occurs in pain perception of geriatric group which consists of people equal to and over 65 years old and who have physiologic changes due to aging. Geriatric subjects who had no important systemic and musculoskeletal system disease and did not use analgesic medication within previous weeks were selected for the study. 30 geriatric subjects with ages between 65 years and 86 years (18 female, 12 male) and 30 healthy controls whose ages ranged between 15 years and 48 years (18 female, 12 male) were included to the study. Fischer's tissue compliancemeter which is a semiquantitative measurement method was used in order to determine ... |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | Uluslararası alan indekslerindeki dergilerde yayımlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | Turk J Geriatr |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 01-2001 |
| Cilt No | 4 |
| Sayı | 3 |
| Sayfalar | 113 / 115 |
