Tools for assessment of pain in nonverbal older adults with dementia: a state-of-the-science review.

Herr, Keela; Bjoro, Karen; Decker, Sheila

Herr, Keela; Bjoro, Karen; Decker, Sheila.

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Herr K; Adult & Gerontological Nursing, College of Nursing, The University of Iowa, 52242, USA. keela-herr@uiowa.edu

J Pain Symptom Manage ; 31(2): 170-92, 2006 Feb.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16488350

Subject(s)

Cognition Disorders/diagnosis; Dementia/diagnosis; Geriatric Assessment/methods; Nonverbal Communication; Pain Measurement/methods; Pain/diagnosis; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cognition Disorders/etiology; Dementia/complications; Humans; Pain/etiology; Pain Measurement/trends; Reproducibility of Results; Review Literature as Topic; Sensitivity and Specificity

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pain / Pain Measurement / Geriatric Assessment / Cognition Disorders / Dementia / Nonverbal Communication Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Guideline / Systematic_reviews Limits: Aged / Aged80 / Humans Language: En Journal: J Pain Symptom Manage Journal subject: NEUROLOGIA / PSICOFISIOLOGIA / TERAPEUTICA Year: 2006 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Country of publication: United States

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