Psychological approaches to coping with pain in later life

Eccleston, Christopher; Tabor, Abby; Edwards, Rhiannon Terri; Keogh, Edmund

Abstract

A psychological model of coping with the demands of aging is outlined. Chronic pain is conceptualized as a challenge to normal aging, because it threatens identity, risks affective disorder (depression), and interferes with action. The sparse evidence for psychological interventions is reviewed, and a case is made for the types of interventions that should be developed to address the specific presentation of geriatric pain management.

• Journal Article Type: Review
• Online Publication Date: Aug 4, 2016
• Publication Date: Nov 1, 2016
• Deposit Date: Jun 9, 2023
• Journal: Clinics in Geriatric Medicine
• Print ISSN: 0749-0690
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 32
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 763-771
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cger.2016.06.004
• Keywords: Psychology; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Evidence; Older adults; Coping
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10850200
• Publisher URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0749069016300490?via%3Dihub