Pain assessment in intellectually disabled people: Non-verbal indicators

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 236-245

  Zwakhalen, Sandra M G ^a   Van Dongen, Katinka A J ^a   Hamers, Jan P H ^a   Abu Saad, Huda Huijer ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Indicators; Intellectual disability; Nurse; Pain assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABLED PERSON; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; METHODOLOGY; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0842269181     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2003.02884.x     Document Type: Article

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