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Relatives and healthcare staff find it hard to diagnose pain levels in nursing home residents accurately, especially if they are cognitively impaired with illnesses such as dementia or unable to speak, according to a study in September issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing. The findings have led experts from The Netherlands to call for nurses to be given more education about how to assess and treat chronic pain.

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