Assessment of pain in older people. Where are we now and what needs to be done

International Journal on Disability and Human Development

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-8

  Schofield, Patricia ^a   Clarke, Amanda ^a   Ryan, Tony ^a   Dunham, Margaret ^a   Faulkner, Mark ^a   Howarth, Amanda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b School of Nursing and Midwifery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

assessment tools; nursing homes; older people; pain behavior; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CHRONIC PAIN; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DATA BASE; DEMENTIA; ELDERLY CARE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RESIDENT; REVIEW; VALIDITY;

EID: 33947112336     PISSN: 21911231     EISSN: 21910367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJDHD.2006.5.1.3     Document Type: Article

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