An exploration of nursing home managers' knowledge of and attitudes towards the management of pain in residents with dementia

The aims of this study were to explore the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs that nursing home managers hold with regard to the assessment and management of pain in residents with dementia and to determine how these may be affected by the demographic characteristics of the respondents.

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