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Article: Assessment Important In Elderly Living In Nursing Homes.
- Article from:
- Pain & Central Nervous System Week
- Article date:
- April 21, 2001
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2001 APR 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Deteriorating bones, worn-out disks, and grinding joints: these are some of the problems that can pack a painful punch to the experience of growing older.
But pain often goes undetected in nursing home residents, potentially causing depression and lowering their feelings of well-being, according to a University of Florida researcher.
In a recent study, nursing home caregivers were able to accurately spot pain in their patients only about a third of the time. And depression was highest among those whose pain went undetected, according to a study in the March 2001 edition of the Journal of Gerontological Nursing.