title: Pressure ulcer-related pain in nursing home residents with cognitive impairment.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To enhance the learner's competence by providing research about pressure ulcer-related pain in nursing home residents with cognitive impairment.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  This continuing education activity is intended for physicians and nurses with an interest in skin and wound care.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  After participating in this educational activity, the participant should be better able to:1. Explain this study's methodology and tools.2. Predict levels of pressure ulcer pain in a nursing home population with dementia.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study was to examine how pain is reported in cognitively impaired nursing home residents with pressure ulcers using the Minimum Data Set 2.0 data set. The study design was cross-sectional, comparative stratified by 3 levels of cognitive impairment and 4 stages of PrUs.
  
  
  METHODS
  There were 56,577 participants in the study.
authors.affiliation: Adult and Elderly Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Hyochol
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Joyce
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stechmiller
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Horgas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D005260:Female; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009735:Nursing Homes; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods; D010147:Pain Measurement; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index