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Improving pain control for the elderly patient with dementia

Parkwood Hospital; Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.

Improving pain control for elderly patients, particularly elderly patients with dementia, is still very much a peripheral focus of gerontological health care, despite the prevalence of pain-related chronic conditions in this population. Barriers that impede pain control efforts are identified. Recommendations for more effective pain assessment and intervention practices are presented.

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias®, Vol. 13, No. 1, 10-14 (1998)
DOI: 10.1177/153331759801300103


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