An action-based approach to improving pain management in long-term care

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 503-517

  Kaasalainen, Sharon ^a,b   Brazil, Kevin ^a,b,c   Coker, Esther ^a,e   Ploeg, Jenny ^a   Martin Misener, Ruth ^f   Donald, Faith ^g   Dicenso, Alba ^a   Hadjistavropoulos, Thomas ^h   Dolovich, Lisa ^a,b,d   Papaioannou, Alexandra ^a   Emili, Anna ^b   Burns, Tim ⁱ  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c St Josephs Health Care   (Canada)

^d CENTRE FOR EVALUATION OF MEDICINES   (Canada)

^e HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

^f DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

ⁱ ONTARIO MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND LONG TERM CARE   (Canada)

Author keywords

barriers assessment; interdisciplinary; long term care; spain management

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONG TERM CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; PAIN MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 82455245610     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: 17101107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0714980810000528     Document Type: Article

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