Testing a preoperative pain management intervention for elders

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 402-409

  McDonald, Deborah Dillon ^a   Freeland, Marjorie ^b   Thomas, Glenda ^b   Moore, Joan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication skills; Elders; Pain; Preoperative

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NURSING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0035488427     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.1040     Document Type: Article

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