Adherence of Pain Assessment to the German National Standard for Pain Management in 12 Nursing Homes

Jürgen Osterbrink; Zsuzsa Bauer; Barbara Mitterlehner; Irmela Gnass; Patrick Kutschar

doi:10.1155/2014/785765

Pain Research and Management (Jan 2014)

Adherence of Pain Assessment to the German National Standard for Pain Management in 12 Nursing Homes

Jürgen Osterbrink,
Zsuzsa Bauer,
Barbara Mitterlehner,
Irmela Gnass,
Patrick Kutschar

Affiliations

Jürgen Osterbrink: Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Institute of Nursing Science and Practice, Salzburg, Austria
Zsuzsa Bauer: Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Institute of Nursing Science and Practice, Salzburg, Austria
Barbara Mitterlehner: Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Institute of Nursing Science and Practice, Salzburg, Austria
Irmela Gnass: Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Institute of Nursing Science and Practice, Salzburg, Austria
Patrick Kutschar: Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Institute of Nursing Science and Practice, Salzburg, Austria

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/785765
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 19, no. 3
pp. 133 – 140

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Pain is very common among nursing home residents. The assessment of pain is a prerequisite for effective multiprofessional pain management. Within the framework of the German health services research project, ‘Action Alliance Pain-Free City Muenster’, the authors investigated pain assessment adherence according to the German national Expert Standard for Pain Management in Nursing, which is a general standard applicable to all chronic/acute pain-affected persons and highly recommended for practice.

Published in Pain Research and Management

ISSN: 1203-6765 (Print); 1918-1523 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7040

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