International journal of older people nursing
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Int J Older People Nurs · Sep 2015
Older LGBT people's experiences and concerns with healthcare professionals and services in Ireland.
The specific healthcare needs and concerns for older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons have not been explored to any degree within Ireland. ⋯ Healthcare practitioners need to be knowledgeable of, and sensitive to, LGBT issues.
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Int J Older People Nurs · Sep 2015
Home healthcare teams' assessments of pain in care recipients living with dementia: a Swedish exploratory study.
Pain assessment in people living with dementia is a challenge due to the complexity of pain and dementia and the difficulties in self-reporting. In home healthcare, nurses are frequently involved in pain assessment situations and there is a need to explore how home healthcare teams' manage pain assessment in this setting. ⋯ The team members'concern for care recipients when assessing pain is evident and needs to be acknowledged by the organisation which is responsible for the quality of care. Future studies should focus on further exploration of nurses' experiences with pain and dementia in home healthcare settings and address what nurses identify and how they deal with their findings. It is imperative to investigate how organisations and nurses can ensure best practices and how the implementation of evidence-based routines for assessing pain may aid in pain assessment situations.