Nursing Staff Knowledge and Beliefs about Pain in Elderly Nursing Home Residents with Dementia

Sandra MG Zwakhalen; Jan PH Hamers; Rieneke HA Peijnenburg; Martijn PF Berger

doi:10.1155/2007/518484

Pain Research and Management (Jan 2007)

Nursing Staff Knowledge and Beliefs about Pain in Elderly Nursing Home Residents with Dementia

Sandra MG Zwakhalen,
Jan PH Hamers,
Rieneke HA Peijnenburg,
Martijn PF Berger

Affiliations

Sandra MG Zwakhalen: Department of Health Care and Nursing Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Jan PH Hamers: Department of Health Care and Nursing Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Rieneke HA Peijnenburg: Department of Health Care and Nursing Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Martijn PF Berger: Department of Methodology and Statistics, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2007/518484
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 3
pp. 177 – 184

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Aging is known to be associated with a high prevalence (up to 80%) of persistent pain among residents of nursing homes. However, even with high pain prevalence rates, nursing home residents are at risk for undertreatment. Knowledge deficits and beliefs among nurses influence staff behaviour in pain assessment and management.

Published in Pain Research and Management

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

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