Assessing pain in people with dementia. 1: the challenges.
This article is the first of a two-part unit on dementia and pain assessment. It examines literature that describes the problem of pain for people with dementia and the challenges nurses face in undertaking pain assessments.
Smith
Stephen D M
SD
West Lothian Healthcare Division, NHS Lothian.
D000368:Aged; D003144:Communication Barriers; D003704:Dementia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011361:Professional Competence