An exploration of nursing home managers' knowledge of and attitudes towards the management of pain in residents with dementia

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1258-1266

  Barry, Heather E ^a   Parsons, Carole ^a   Peter Passmore, A ^a   Hughes, Carmel M ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dementia; nursing homes; older people; pain

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMENTIA; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; MANAGER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTHERN IRELAND; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING HOMES; PAIN MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84868582654     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.3770     Document Type: Article

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