A comparison of five pain assessment scales for nursing home residents with varying degrees of cognitive impairment

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 196-205

  Closs, S José ^a   Barr, Bridget ^b   Briggs, Michelle ^a   Cash, Keith ^c   Seers, Kate ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS AND YORK PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognitive impairment; Older people; Pain; Pain assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NURSING HOME; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZATION; RATING SCALE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SCALE UP; SCORING SYSTEM; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VISION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 1542298881     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2003.12.010     Document Type: Article

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