Pain assessment as intervention: A study of older adults with severe dementia

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 697-707

  Fuchs Lacelle, Shannon ^a   Hadjistavropoulos, Thomas ^a   Lix, Lisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment; Dementia; Elderly; Older adults; PACSLAC; Pain

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BURNOUT; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROL GROUP; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; JOB STRESS; LONG TERM CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MOTIVATION; NURSE; NURSING STAFF; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST FOR SENIORS WITH LIMITED ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKLOAD; ADULT; CAREGIVER; GERIATRICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 58149381064     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e318172625a     Document Type: Article

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