Under-detection of pain in elderly nursing home residents with moderate to severe dementia

Autor:	Doris Ka Ying Miu, K.C. Chan
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Moderate to severe medicine.medical_specialty Univariate analysis business.industry Aggression Analgesic Nursing homes Pain Odds ratio medicine.disease Pain assessment Physical therapy Medicine Dementia medicine.symptom Geriatrics and Gerontology business
Zdroj:	Journal of Clinical Gerontology and Geriatrics. 5(1):23-27
ISSN:	2210-8335
DOI:	10.1016/j.jcgg.2013.09.001
Popis:	Background/PurposeElderly patients who are cognitively impaired tend to have a decreased ability to communicate and report pain, which results in the under-detection and under-treatment of pain. This study aimed to describe the prevalence of pain in elderly patients with moderate to severe dementia who were residing in nursing homes and to determine the factors associated with pain.MethodsElderly patients older than 60 years of age with Mini-mental State Examination (MMSE) scores of
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