RESUMO
El dolor es un síntoma muy prevalente en los pacientes geriátricos oncológicos, apareciendo hasta en el 90% en las fases finales de la enfermedad. Requiere de un manejo multidimensional, con un alto porcentaje de valoración y tratamiento inadecuado. El dolor no reconocido o tratado deficientemente en la población geriátrica, y especialmente en los pacientes oncológicos, conlleva la aparición de síntomas invalidantes como depresión, ansiedad, aislamiento, alteraciones del sueño y del apetito, y muy especialmente pérdida de la capacidad funcional y de la calidad de vida. En esta revisión pretendemos analizar los estudios más relevantes sobre el diagnóstico y manejo del dolor en población de edad avanzada con patología oncológica (AU)
Pain is a prevalent symptom in cancer geriatric patients, appearing in up to 90% of patients with terminal cancer. This requires a multidimensional approach, as there is a high percentage of inappropriate assessments and treatments. Unrecognized or poorly treated pain in the geriatric population, especially in cancer patients, leads to the development of disabling symptoms such as depression, anxiety, isolation, sleep disturbances, and appetite, and very especially, loss of functional capacity and quality of life. In this review an analysis is made on the most relevant studies on the diagnosis and management of cancer pain in the geriatric population (AU)
Assuntos
Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Idoso , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Neoplasias/complicações , Dor/epidemiologia , Manejo da Dor/métodos , Manejo da Dor , Ansiedade/complicações , Ansiedade/terapia , Doença Crônica/tratamento farmacológico , Doença Crônica/epidemiologia , Doença Crônica/prevenção & controle , Analgésicos/uso terapêutico , Manejo da Dor/normas , Manejo da Dor/tendências , Depressão/complicações , Dor/prevenção & controle , Depressão/epidemiologia , Sociedades Médicas/ética , Sociedades Médicas/organização & administração , Sociedades Médicas/normas , Comissão de Ética/organização & administração , Comissão de Ética/normasRESUMO
Pain is a prevalent symptom in cancer geriatric patients, appearing in up to 90% of patients with terminal cancer. This requires a multidimensional approach, as there is a high percentage of inappropriate assessments and treatments. Unrecognized or poorly treated pain in the geriatric population, especially in cancer patients, leads to the development of disabling symptoms such as depression, anxiety, isolation, sleep disturbances, and appetite, and very especially, loss of functional capacity and quality of life. In this review an analysis is made on the most relevant studies on the diagnosis and management of cancer pain in the geriatric population.
