Is satisfaction with pain management a valid and reliable quality indicator for use in nursing homes?

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2029-2034

  Casarett, David J ^a,b,c   Hirschman, Karen B ^b   Miller, Elizabeth R ^b   Farrar, John T ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Nursing homes; Pain management; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; COGNITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 0036904871     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2002.50617.x     Document Type: Article

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