Analgesic medicines not administered to those with dementia in residential settings despite awareness of undertreatment of and susceptibility to severe pain
- PMID: 35232798
- DOI: 10.1136/ebnurs-2021-103439
Analgesic medicines not administered to those with dementia in residential settings despite awareness of undertreatment of and susceptibility to severe pain
Keywords: dementia; nursing assessment; pain management.
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Competing interests: None declared.
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Factors influencing prescription and administration of analgesic medication: A longitudinal study of people with dementia living in care homes.Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2021 Sep;36(9):1354-1361. doi: 10.1002/gps.5526. Epub 2021 Mar 14. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2021. PMID: 33719098
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