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PAIN ASSESSMENT DIFFERENT APPROACHES

    1 Author(s):  SANGEETA JAMES

Vol -  2, Issue- 1 ,         Page(s) : 57 - 60  (2011 ) DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/CASIRJ

Abstract

Prevalences of pain in nursing home residents are high, and range from 40 -80%. Self-report is known as the gold standard for assessing pain in adults. Studies showed that self-report measures can be used in elderly people, even in the mildly or moderately cognitively impaired.

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