Pain in elderly people with severe dementia: A systematic review of behavioural pain assessment tools

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Pain is a common and major problem among nursing home residents. The prevalence of pain in elderly nursing home people is 40–80%, showing that they are at great risk of experiencing pain. Since assessment of pain is an important step...

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Main Authors: Abu-Saad Huda, Hamers Jan PH, Zwakhalen Sandra MG, Berger Martijn PF
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-01-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/6/3

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