Implementing PainChek and PARO to Support Pain Assessment and Management in Residents with Dementia: A Qualitative Study.

Journal: Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Pain is a common problem but often undiagnosed and untreated in people with dementia.

Authors

  • Lihui Pu
    School of Nursing and Midwifery, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  • Michel W Coppieters
    Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  • Martin Smalbrugge
    Department of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine/EMGO + Institute for Health and Care Research, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Cindy Jones
    Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Centre for Health Practice Innovation, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  • Joshua Byrnes
    Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  • Michael Todorovic
    School of Nursing and Midwifery, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  • Wendy Moyle
    Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Centre for Health Practice Innovation, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Dementia Collaborative Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.