Cognitive Functioning and Pain Reactions in Hospitalized Elders

BACKGROUND: Objectively coded facial activity provides a useful index of pain among elders who have difficulty in reporting pain because of cognitive impairments. However, limitations of previous research include no direct assessment of participants' level of cognitive impairment; no comparison...

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Main Authors: Thomas Hadjistvropoulos, Diane LaChapelle, Farley MacLeod, Carla Hale, Norm O’Rourke, Kenneth D Craig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1998-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1998/621580