An evidence-based program to improve analgesic practice and pain outcomes in residential aged care facilities

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1583-1589

  Savvas, Steven M ^a   Toye, Chris M ^b   Beattie, Elizabeth R A ^c   Gibson, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

pain; pain management; program; residential aged care; training

Indexed keywords

PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM; RESIDENTIAL AGED CARE; TRAINING;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS; AUSTRALIA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84906076158     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12935     Document Type: Article

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