[Pain at the end of life: assessment and management]

Rev Prat. 1999 May 15;49(10):1044-8.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Pain assessment and management of pain at the end of life require a good knowledge of pain pathophysiology and of the connections between pain and facing death related suffering. Pain is a multidimensional experience. Only an interdisciplinary team is able to provide a compassionate care with a comprehensive approach.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Acupuncture Therapy
  • Analgesics / therapeutic use*
  • Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / therapeutic use
  • Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use
  • Attitude to Death
  • Humans
  • Pain / drug therapy
  • Pain / physiopathology
  • Pain Management*
  • Pain Measurement*
  • Palliative Care*
  • Psychotherapy
  • Terminal Care

Substances

  • Analgesics
  • Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
  • Analgesics, Opioid