Pain in patients living in Norwegian nursing homes

The aims of this study were to describe the pain and use of pain medication in nursing home patients and examine which variables that were associated with pain. Inpatients (n = 307) older than 64 years from nursing homes were included. Pain was measured with a 4-point verbal rating scale in the self...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Palliative medicine 2009-01, Vol.23 (1), p.8-16
Hauptverfasser:	Torvik, K, Kaasa, S, Kirkevold, Ø, Rustøen, T
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Activities of Daily Living Aged Aged, 80 and over Analgesics - therapeutic use Angina pectoris Cancer research Cognitive ability Cognitive functioning Data collection Drugs Epidemiologic Methods Female Homes for the Aged Hospitals Humans Male Marital status Medical diagnosis Medical research Medicine Norway Norway - epidemiology Nursing homes Nursing Homes - statistics & numerical data Older people Pain Pain - drug therapy Pain - epidemiology Pain - psychology Pain management Pain Measurement Palliative care Self report Selfreport
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