Health staff and relatives underestimate chronic pain experienced by nursing home residents

Friday, September 18, 2009 - 08:35 in Health & Medicine

Relatives and healthcare staff find it hard to diagnose pain levels in nursing home residents accurately, especially if they are cognitively impaired with illnesses such as dementia or unable to speak, according to a study in September issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing...

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