Predictors of pain in nursing home residents with dementia: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 13-14, 2011, Pages 1849-1857

  Lin, Pei Chao ^a   Lin, Li Chan ^b   Shyu, Yea Ing L ^c   Hua, Mau Sun ^d  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dementia; Late stage; Nurses; Nursing home; Pain; Residents

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; PAIN; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; PAIN; TAIWAN;

EID: 79958783102     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03695.x     Document Type: Article

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