A mixed-methods study on the pharmacological management of pain in Australian and Japanese nursing homes.
Laura A DowdShota HamadaYukari HattoriFelicity C VealReina TaguchiNobuo SakataAgathe D JadczakRenuka VisvanathanEriko KoujiyaMadhu RajanStefan DoubeAi SuzukiMaree BernothHelen RawsonHiroshi MaruokaAmelia WoodJo WagnerDee-Anne HullMizuki KatsuhisaJustin TurnerShin J LiauEmily ReeveJ Simon BellAmanda J CrossPublished in: Age and ageing (2024)
Analgesic use is more prevalent in Australian than Japanese nursing homes. Differences in therapeutic goals, culture, analgesic regulations and treatment durations may contribute to this apparent difference.