The utility of PAINAD in assessing pain in a UK population with severe dementia

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 118-126

  Jordan, Alice ^a   Hughes, Julian ^a,b   Pakresi, Mani ^c   Hepburn, Sarah ^c   O'Brien, John T ^b  

^a NORTHUMBRIA HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c The Royal College of Psychiatrists   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dementia; distress; pain; pain assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 78651445086     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2489     Document Type: Article

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