A literature review exploring how healthcare professionals contribute to the assessment and control of postoperative pain in older people

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 6 B, 2004, Pages 74-90

  Brown, Donna ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageism; Barriers; Communication; Older people; Pain assessment

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

AGGRESSION; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALGESIA; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CRYOTHERAPY; DATA BASE; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LITERATURE; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDLINE; MUSIC THERAPY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SOCIAL CARE; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 9344221051     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2004.01047.x     Document Type: Review

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