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Poor staff awareness of analgesic treatment jeopardises adequate pain control in the care of older people

Author(s) -

Hugo Lövheim,

PerOlof Sandman,

Kristina Kallin,

Stig Karlsson,

Yngve Gustafson

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afj067

Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , analgesic , cross sectional study , geriatrics , geriatric care , family medicine , population , physical therapy , nursing , psychiatry , environmental health , pathology

Undertreatment of pain is a common problem in geriatric care. The aim of this study was to compare the caring staff 's answers concerning the resident's pain treatment with actual pharmacological pain treatment in a cross-sectional survey of the geriatric care population in the county of Västerbotten, Sweden.

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