Ageing people In Europe Growing old actively and in good health. Thats everybodys wish ...

Ageing people In Europe

Growing old actively and in good health.

That’s everybody’s wish

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• Ageing is for most people a blessing but not for all.






• The reality is also that for a large group this is not seen as a blessing but as a burden.






• The reality is also that for a large group this is not seen as a blessing but as a burden.

• Although we are in general in a better health ageing people experience more health problems.





• Besides the obvious one’s like Alzheimer, Dementia, Diabetic, Rheumatism, Cardiac diseases and so on, there is an other great not recognized health problem.




Ageing people In Europe• Besides the obvious one’s like Alzheimer,

Dementia, Diabetic, Arthritis and so on, there, is an other great not recognized health problem.

• That health problem is Chronic Pain. Pain which is there hour by hour, day by day and never ending.





• Chronic pain by ageing people is increasing by the years. Research shows it is 60% or more by people older then 75 years. (Elliot AM et all 1999)





• Chronic pain by ageing people is increasing by the years. Research shows it is >60% or more by people older then 75 years. (Elliot AM et all 1999)

• With an ageing population we are talking about an gigantic problem. Specially as chronic pain isn’t considered as a disease in its own rights.





• How does Chronic pain effects the mission of active ageing?





• How does Chronic pain effects the mission of active ageing?

• It prevents people whit chronic pain being really active in this ageing society. For several reasons;




Ageing people In Europe1. The possibility to do their own day to day

activities.2. The possibility to provide in their own

income.3. The possibility to be actively involved in

social activities.4. The possibility to participate in the normal

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• What can be done to change this situation?






• We can’t stop the process of ageing !!






• We can’t stop the process of ageing !!

• We can improve the quality of ageing by;





• Recognise chronic pain as a disease in its own rights.






• Patient focused approach.





• Patient focused approach.• Education from patients / health care

professionals.




• Patient focused approach.• Education from patients / health care

professionals.• Multidisciplinary programs.


Ageing people In Europe• Recognise chronic pain as a disease in its own

rights.• Patient focused approach.• Education from patients / health care

professionals.• Multidisciplinary programs.• Prevention.



Healthy, active ageing in Europe We wish it to you all !!

Pain Alliance Europe aisbl

[email protected]

Joop van Griensven, president PAE


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