Observation scales for pain assessment in older adults with cognitive impairments or communication difficulties

Nursing Research

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 34-43

  Van Herk, Rhodee ^a   Van Dijk, Monique ^b   Baar, Frans P M ^c   Tibboel, Dick ^b   De Wit, Rianne ^d  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c Department of Nursing Home ^*  (Netherlands)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Communication difficulties; Older adults; Pain measurement

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33845870667     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006199-200701000-00005     Document Type: Article

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