Characteristics associated with pain in long-term care residents with dementia.
This article describes the prevalence, assessment, and treatment of pain, as well as characteristics associated with pain, in 331 residents with dementia in 45 assisted living facilities and nursing homes. Overall, 21% of residents had pain, and pain was more commonly reported in for-profit facilities, and for those receiving professional assessment and treatment.
Williams
Christianna S
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Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA. Christianna_Williams@unc.edu
Zimmerman
Sheryl
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Sloane
Philip D
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Reed
Peter S
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D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D040561:Assisted Living Facilities; D003704:Dementia / Q000150:complications* / Q000451:nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008297:Male; D009735:Nursing Homes; D010146:Pain / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D059408:Pain Management; D015995:Prevalence