TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding pain physiology and its application to person with intellectual disability
AU - Doody, Owen
AU - Bailey, Maria E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2017.
PY - 2019/3/1
Y1 - 2019/3/1
N2 - The issue of pain warrants attention as, by virtue of having an intellectual disability, a person may have associated medical or physical conditions and associated factors increasing their risk of pain disorders. People with intellectual disability experiencing pain need to be provided with the best possible care. The focus of this article is on the exploration of pain: physiology and types; manifestations and responses in the context of intellectual disability in order to promote effective, knowledgeable assessment and management of pain for this client group. Pain is a subjective, complex, physiological and psychological phenomenon that can be acute or chronic and may be classified according to its cause. Within the experience of pain, the concept of total pain describes the physical, psychological, social and spiritual factors that influence the experience of pain.
AB - The issue of pain warrants attention as, by virtue of having an intellectual disability, a person may have associated medical or physical conditions and associated factors increasing their risk of pain disorders. People with intellectual disability experiencing pain need to be provided with the best possible care. The focus of this article is on the exploration of pain: physiology and types; manifestations and responses in the context of intellectual disability in order to promote effective, knowledgeable assessment and management of pain for this client group. Pain is a subjective, complex, physiological and psychological phenomenon that can be acute or chronic and may be classified according to its cause. Within the experience of pain, the concept of total pain describes the physical, psychological, social and spiritual factors that influence the experience of pain.
KW - intellectual disability
KW - neuropathic
KW - nociceptive
KW - pain
KW - physiology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85061841221&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1744629517708680
DO - 10.1177/1744629517708680
M3 - Article
C2 - 28502222
AN - SCOPUS:85061841221
SN - 1744-6295
VL - 23
SP - 5
EP - 18
JO - Journal of Intellectual Disabilities
JF - Journal of Intellectual Disabilities
IS - 1
ER -