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YAĞLILARDA AĞRI DUYARLILIĞI

PAIN SENSITIVITY IN THE ELDERLY

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130–135
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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While experimental pain sensitivity parameters were highly correlated with each other (p=0.000 for all), they didnot show a correlation with clinical pain sensitivity.Conclusion: Healthy physiological ageing does not have a considerable impact on pain sensitivity as assessed by either experimental pain or clinical pain sensitivity

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Objective & Hypothesis:Introduction: In previous studies of pain sensitivity in the elderly, reliance on experimentalassessments of the pain threshold has led to inconsistent results; thus, the impact of ageing onpain sensitivity is still uncertain.
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Key Findings & Data:In this study, we investigate the changes in experimental and clinical pain sensitivity in an elderly population.Materials and Method: Pressure pain threshold measurements were obtained using a digital algometer for 80 elderly patients with chronic low back pain and 80 younger patients withlow back pain (control group).
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Conclusion & Impact:While experimental pain sensitivity parameters were highly correlated with each other (p=0.000 for all), they didnot show a correlation with clinical pain sensitivity.Conclusion: Healthy physiological ageing does not have a considerable impact on pain sensitivity as assessed by either experimental pain or clinical pain sensitivity
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Introduction: In previous studies of pain sensitivity in the elderly, reliance on experimentalassessments of the pain threshold has led to inconsistent results; thus, the impact of ageing onpain sensitivity is still uncertain. In this study, we investigate the changes in experimental and clinical pain sensitivity in an elderly population.Materials and Method: Pressure pain threshold measurements were obtained using a digital algometer for 80 elderly patients with chronic low back pain and 80 younger patients withlow back pain (control group). A visual analog scale was used to assess the sensitivity of thethumbnail bed to painful stimuli (Thumb-VAS) and to low back pain (Low back pain-VAS). Correlation analyses were then used to explore the association between parameters of experimentaland clinical pain sensitivity. Results: Both groups had comparable gender distribution, body mass index, Beck Depression Inventory scores and pain duration (p>0.05 for all). There was no difference between the groups in experimental pain sensitivity parameters, including deltoid, 1st dorsal interosseous, tibialpressure pain threshold, thumb-VAS and low back pain-VAS (p > 0.05 for all). While experimental pain sensitivity parameters were highly correlated with each other (p=0.000 for all), they didnot show a correlation with clinical pain sensitivity.Conclusion: Healthy physiological ageing does not have a considerable impact on pain sensitivity as assessed by either experimental pain or clinical pain sensitivity

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Giriş: Deneysel ağrı eşiği ölçümlerine dayanan çalışmalarda elde edilen çelişkili sonuçlar nedeniyle yaşlanmanın ağrı duyarlılığı üzerine etkisi kesin olarak belirlenememiştir. Çalışmamızınamacı yaşlılarda deneysel ve klinik ağrı duyarlılıklarında oluşabilecek değişiklikleri araştırmaktır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Kronik bel ağrılı 80 yaşlı hasta (71.3±5.4 yıl) ile 80 genç hastadan(28.8±4.4 yıl) oluşan kontrol grubunda dijital algometre ile basınç ağrı eşiği ölçümleri yapıldı. Visuel analog skala kullanılarak tırnak yatağının eşit düzeydeki ağrılı uyaranlara duyarlılığı (Başparmak-VAS) ve hastaların bel ağrısına olan duyarlılıkları (Bel ağrısı-VAS) değerlendirildi. Yüzaltmışhastanın tümü üzerinde yapılan korelasyon analizleri ile deneysel ve klinik ağrı duyarlılığı parametrelerinin ilişkisi incelendi.Bulgular: Gruplar cinsiyet dağılımı, vücut kitle indeksi, Beck Depresyon Ölçeği skorları ve ağrı süresi açısından birbirine benzerdi (Bütün p'ler>0.05). Deneysel ağrı duyarlılığı göstergeleri olandeltoid, 1.dorsal interosseöz, tibia basınç ağrı eşiği ölçümleri ve başparmak-VAS'ın yanı sıra belağrısı-VAS değerlerinde de gruplar arasında fark bulunmadı (Bütün p'ler>0.05). Deneysel ağrı duyarlılığı parametreleri birbirleri ile ileri düzeyde ilişkili olmalarına rağmen (Bütün p'ler=0,000) klinik ağrı duyarlılığı (Bel ağrısı-VAS) ile ilişkili bulunmadılar.Sonuç: Gerek deneysel gerekse klinik ağrı duyarlılıkları ile değerlendirildiğinde sağlıklı fizyolojik yaşlanmanın ağrı duyarlılığı üzerine belirgin etkisi görünmemektedir

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ANGIN, İ., ATLIĞ, R. Ş., MESCİ, E., İÇAASIOLU, A., TOSLALI, S. (2022). YAĞLILARDA AĞRI DUYARLILIĞI. Türk Geriatri Dergisi, Cilt: 18 - Sayı: 2, 130–135. https://ajindex.com/articles/623814

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