Multidimensional Geriatric Pain Assessment

Bursa Uludag University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pain

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04789590

ABULUT

Details and patient eligibility

About

This descriptive study was conducted on 100 patients who applied to the gynecology outpatient clinic to determine the effectiveness of the Geriatric Pain Measure (GPM) in elderly individuals. The data of the study were collected using the Patient Information Form, the GPM, and the Standardized Mini Mental State Examination (SMMSE). The mean GPM score of the elderly individuals, who had an average age of 70 (65-90), was found to be 27.37 (0-88), the sub-dimension mean scores were 9.52 (0-49.9), 7.14 (0-14.2), 4.76 (0-9.5), 2.38 (0-11.9), and 4.76 (0-11.9) respectively. It was determined that 54% of the patients had mild pain (0-29), 38% of them had moderate pain (30-69), and 8% of them had severe pain (70 and above). The findings of the present study were similar to the results of numerous other studies in which both the same scale and different scales were used to assess pain in elderly individuals.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 65 years and older patients,
• Scoring 23 or above in the Standardized Mini Mental State Examination,
• Have no obstacle to answering questions,
• Not addicted to alcohol or other substances,
• No trauma in the last six months.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients younger than 65,
• Scoring less than 23 points in the Standardized Mini Mental State Examination,
• Who have a situation that prevents them from answering questions,
• Are addicted to alcohol or other substances,
• Trauma in the last six months.

Trial design