The Quality of Pain Treatment in Community-Dwelling Persons with Dementia

Background/Aims: Despite pervasive and debilitating pain among elders, it is underassessed and undertreated; and cognitive impairment can add challenges. We assessed the quality of pain care for community-dwelling elderly patients with dementia. Methods: We phone interviewed 203 Veterans Affairs pri...

Celý popis

Podrobná bibliografie
Hlavní autoři: Jiwen Li, A. Lynn Snow, Nancy Wilson, Melinda A. Stanley, Robert O. Morgan, Shubhada Sansgiry, Mark E. Kunik
Médium: Článek
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: Karger Publishers 2015-12-01
Edice:Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra
Témata:
On-line přístup:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/441717