Pain Assessment: A Relevant Concern to Increase Quality of Life in People with Intellectual Disabilities - Archive ouverte HAL Access content directly
Journal Articles Journal of General Practice Year : 2016

Pain Assessment: A Relevant Concern to Increase Quality of Life in People with Intellectual Disabilities

Marc Zabalia

Abstract

Background: Pain is a serious concern in people with intellectual disabilities. They may experience many painful situations because of the lack of management of common medical problems, because of their disability-related health state and because of age-related illnesses. Literature findings: Validated tools are now available to assess pain with accuracy. People with mild and moderate intellectual disabilities are able to understand pain and they know coping strategies. Most treatments of pain relief, including psychological methods are appropriate. Conclusion: There is still room for development in clinical training and to change attitudes to improve pain management in this population.
Fichier principal
Vignette du fichier
pain-assessment-a-relevant-concern-to-increase-quality-of-life-in-peoplewith-intellectual-disabilities-2329-9126-1000231.pdf (299.93 Ko) Télécharger le fichier
Origin : Publisher files allowed on an open archive

Dates and versions

hal-03118348 , version 1 (22-01-2021)

Identifiers

Cite

Marc Zabalia. Pain Assessment: A Relevant Concern to Increase Quality of Life in People with Intellectual Disabilities. Journal of General Practice, 2016, 04 (01), ⟨10.4172/2329-9126.1000231⟩. ⟨hal-03118348⟩
26 View
93 Download

Altmetric

Share

Gmail Facebook Twitter LinkedIn More