Tools for Assessing Chronic Pain in Rural Elderly Women

Overview

Journal Home Healthc Nurse

Specialties Health Services
Nursing

Date 1997 Mar 1

PMID 9110684

Citations 7

Authors

L R Benesh

E Szigeti

F R Ferraro

J N Gullicks

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Abstract

Assessing chronic pain in rural elderly women is critical in providing pain relief in home care patients. Findings from this study identified the Pain Thermometer as the best indicator of pain in rural elderly women. In addition, the Pain Thermometer is easy for the home health nurse to use with elderly women experiencing pain.

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