Deconstruction of a complex tailored intervention to assess and treat discomfort of people with advanced dementia

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 678-688

  Kovach, Christine R ^a   Cashin, Jeffrey R ^a   Sauer, Linda ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Wis   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication problems; Dementia; Discomfort; Nursing; Serial Trial Intervention; Unmet needs

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING; NURSING HOME; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS;

EID: 33747708129     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03968.x     Document Type: Article

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