The assessment and management of pain among older people in care homes: Current status and future directions

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 291-298

  Cowan, David T ^a   Fitzpatrick, Joanne M ^a   Roberts, Julia D ^a   While, Alison E ^a   Baldwin, Julie ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Care homes; Management; Older people; Pain

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; NURSE; PAIN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; SIDE EFFECT; UNITED KINGDOM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATION; FORECASTING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; LONG TERM CARE; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STANDARD;

AGED; ANALGESICS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FORECASTING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0037839032     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7489(02)00087-1     Document Type: Article

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