The prevalence of pain in nursing home residents with dementia measured using an observational pain scale

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 89-93

  Zwakhalen, Sandra M G ^a   Koopmans, Raymond T C M ^b   Geels, Paul J E M ^c   Berger, Martijn P F ^d   Hamers, Jan P H ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Nursing Home 'St Joachim en Anna'   (Netherlands)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assessment; Elderly; Nursing home; Pain; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS; COMORBIDITY; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DEMENTIA; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOMES; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 58149203572     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2008.02.009     Document Type: Article

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