Open AccessCognitive status and use of analgesics and anxiolytics in residents of nursing homes in the Czech Republic
Author(s) -
Iva Holmerová,
Stefanie Auer,
Anna Beránková,
Margit Höfler,
Paulina Ratajczak,
Michal Šteffl
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical interventions in aging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.184
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1178-1998
pISSN - 1176-9092
DOI - 10.2147/cia.s188601
Subject(s) - medicine , dementia , analgesic , anxiety , minimum data set , pain assessment , nursing homes , cognition , rating scale , psychiatry , physical therapy , disease , nursing , pain management , psychology , developmental psychology
The treatment of pain and treatment of anxiety are two of the most complex issues in nursing homes worldwide, mainly because of the large numbers of people with cognitive impairment who reside in this environment.