Evaluation of the psychometric properties and the clinical feasibility of a Chinese version of the Doloplus-2 scale among cognitively impaired older people with communication difficulty

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 78-88

  Chen, Yi Heng ^a   Lin, Li Chan ^a   Watson, Roger ^b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural observation; Dementia; Doloplus 2 scale; Instrument; Pain; Validation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; TAIWAN;

AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; TAIWAN;

EID: 71149108070     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.06.011     Document Type: Article

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