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The assessment and management of pain in patients with dementia in hospital settings: a multi-case exploratory study from a decision making perspective

BACKGROUND: Pain is often poorly managed in people who have a dementia. Little is known about how this patient population is managed in hospital, with research to date focused mainly on care homes. This study aimed to investigate how pain is recognised, assessed and managed in patients with dementia...

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Autores principales: Lichtner, Valentina, Dowding, Dawn, Allcock, Nick, Keady, John, Sampson, Elizabeth L., Briggs, Michelle, Corbett, Anne, James, Kirstin, Lasrado, Reena, Swarbrick, Caroline, Closs, S. José
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4995653/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27553364
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-016-1690-1