Is the Pain Thermometer an effective and easy-to-use tool for assessing chronic pain in rural elderly women?
The Pain Thermometer is an effective and easy-to-use tool for home health nurses to assess chronic pain in rural elderly women.
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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