Pain Management for Older Adults: A Self-Help Guide

Abstract

Reviews the book, Pain Management for Older Adults: A Self-Help Guide edited by T. Hadjistavropoulos and H. Hadjistavropoulos (2008). This guide describes a self-help program in a series of chapters written by leading pain researchers and experienced health care professionals, including the editors. Older adults who live independently and have ongoing pain problems are the intended audience for the book. Appropriately, the book is published in a large font size, and contains illustrations and photographs. Each chapter includes information, activities and learning aids. Many chapters begin with a case example that illustrates issues to be discussed in the chapter. The self-management focus builds gradually. This guide represents a useful addition to the self-management literature for pain sufferers. Health care professionals will find the guide very useful as a support for treatment of older patients with persistent pain problems, especially if they familiarize themselves with the checklists and other tools, and make use of these resources to assist their patients in building self-help capacity for pain management. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved)