Assessing pain in older people.
This article examines pain assessment and measurement in relation to the specific needs of older people.
Bird
Joanne
J
Academic Unit of Clinical Oncology, Cancer Research Centre, Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield. joanne.bird@sheffield.ac.uk
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D003142:Communication; D004282:Documentation; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D009737:Nursing Records; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing