A psychometric evaluation of three pain rating scales for people with moderate to severe dementia

Pain Management Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 798-806

  Neville, Christine ^a   Ostini, Remo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; COMPLICATION; DEMENTIA; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; NURSING; NURSING DIAGNOSIS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS; VALIDATION STUDY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; NURSING DIAGNOSIS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84919384879     PISSN: 15249042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmn.2013.08.001     Document Type: Article

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