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Jones, Katherine R.; Fink, Regina; Pepper, Ginny; Hutt, Eveyln; Vojir, Carol P.; Scott, Jill; Clark, Lauren; Mellis, Karen – Gerontologist, 2004
Purpose: Effective pain management remains a serious problem in the nursing home setting. Barriers to achieving optimal pain practices include staff knowledge deficits, biases, and attitudes that influence assessment and management of the residents' pain. Design and Methods: Twelve nursing homes participated in this intervention study: six…
Descriptors: Pharmacology, Intervention, Allied Health Personnel, Nursing Homes
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Fisher, Susan E.; Burgio, Louis D.; Thorn, Beverly E.; Hardin, J. Michael – Gerontologist, 2006
Purpose: We developed and evaluated an explicit procedure for obtaining self-report pain data from nursing home residents across a broad range of cognitive status, and we evaluated the consistency, stability, and concurrent validity of resident responses. Design and Methods: Using a modification of the Geriatric Pain Measure (GPM-M2), we…
Descriptors: Nursing Homes, Pain, Older Adults, Evaluation Methods