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| The need for effective assessment and management of pain among older people in care homes | | Author(s) | David T Cowan, Julia D Roberts, Joanne M Fitzpatrick |
| Journal title | Reviews in Clinical Gerontology, vol 13, no 4, November 2003 |
| Pages | pp 335-346 |
| Source | http://journals.cambridge.org |
| Keywords | Pain ; Therapeutics ; Evaluation ; Residents [care homes] ; Care homes ; Nursing homes ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | Older people are more susceptible to pain than any other age group. In the UK, though, pain has been identified as a neglected phenomenon, and there is a dearth of large-scale epidemiological data. This review considers the literature available (mainly from North America) on pain assessment, pain management and attitudes to pain and ageing on older people in nursing and care homes. Although the UK government has pledged to provide high quality care and treatment, and to treat older people with dignity and respect, the authors note sources providing evidence of widespread ageist attitudes in health and social care. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-041130215 A |
| Classmark | CT7: LL: 4C: KX: KW: LHB: 64A |
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